Company:
Qualcomm Semiconductor Limited
Job Area:
Interns Group, Interns Group > Interim Intern
Qualcomm Overview:
Qualcomm is a company of inventors that unlocked 5G ushering in an age of rapid acceleration in connectivity and new possibilities that will transform industries, create jobs, and enrich lives. But this is just the beginning. It takes inventive minds with diverse skills, backgrounds, and cultures to transform 5Gs potential into world-changing technologies and products. This is the Invention Age - and this is where you come in.
General Summary:
A OnceinaCareer Opportunity to Shape the Foundations of the Future
Why This Role Is Different
This is
not a traditional internship.
This role offers
two distinct, highimpact transformation tracks within one position, allowing you to build
rare, careerdefining skills at the intersection of
AI, enterprise platforms, and missioncritical systems. Whether your passion leans toward
secure systems and cryptography or
largescale enterprise digital transformation, this internship places you at the center of work that
few engineers ever see this early in their careers.
You will work on
real, productionadjacent initiatives that are shaping how global platforms operateeither by securing trust in a postquantum world or by modernizing the digital backbone that powers product innovation at scale.
Two Transformational Skill Pathways One Internship
Path 1: AI, Security & Cryptography Transformation
Be part of a team operating at the
core of trust and security, helping modernize cryptographic services that protect sensitive assets across the enterprise.
In This Path, You Will:
- Work alongside engineers preparing systems for the postquantum cryptography (PQC) era
- Apply AI tools and agents to improve secure operations, documentation, and decisionmaking
- Help evolve how cryptographic services are designed, operated, and supported at scale
- Gain exposure to real-world cryptographic key provisioning and lifecycle management
This is a rare opportunity to contribute to a
onceinageneration security shift that will define the next decade of computing.
Path 2: Enterprise Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) & Digital Thread Transformation
Join a
multiyear, enterprisewide digital transformation modernizing legacy Product Lifecycle Management systems into a futureready platform.
In This Path, You Will:
- Support the transformation from legacy PLM systems to nextgeneration enterprise platforms
- Work with crossfunctional teams spanning engineering, IT, quality, supply chain, and manufacturing
- Apply AI to accelerate requirements analysis, documentation, traceability, and automation
- Gain handson exposure to how large global enterprises modernize missioncritical systems
This experience offers unmatched insight into how
enterprise-scale transformations are executed and governed, with visibility into real business impact.
What You'll Do (Across Both Paths)
- Apply AI tools and automation to real enterprise workflows
- Improve documentation, data quality, and knowledge systems to increase AI effectiveness
- Participate in analysis, experimentation, prototyping, and optimization activities
- Collaborate with experienced engineers and transformation leaders
- Create clear documentation, summaries, and demos to communicate insights and progress
- Learn how large, complex systems are designed, secured, and evolved over time
Who This Is For
We're looking for
curious, motivated students who want more than a resume lineand who are excited to work on problems that matter.
Required Qualifications
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, or a related field
- Strong analytical and problemsolving skills
- Foundational programming experience (e.g., Python, C, or C++)
- Interest in AI tools, automation, and applied problem solving
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Preferred / Advantage Experience
- Familiarity with AI tools such as Copilot, ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude
- Interest in security, cryptography, enterprise systems, or largescale platforms
- Exposure to enterprise software, systems integration, or lifecycle management concepts
- Curiosity about how technology decisions impact real businesses at scale
What You'll Gain
- Exposure to missioncritical systems few interns ever touch
- Handson experience applying AI to real enterprise problems
- Mentorship from senior engineers and transformation leaders
- A deep understanding of how global platforms evolve
- The chance to leave a lasting, visible impact on systems used by thousands
Why You Should Apply
This Internship Is For Those Who Want To:
- Work on foundational technology, not side projects
- Build two rare skillsets that compound over an entire career
- Be part of transformations that happen once every decadeor more
- See how the world's most complex systems are secured and modernized
This is more than an internship.
It's a launchpad into the future of enterprise technology.
Applicants: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail [Confidential Information] or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found
here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities.
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