Hardware and System Engineer Intern, 5G & 6G

Job Title

Hardware and System Engineer Intern, 5G & 6G

Role Summary

Internship role supporting R&D and product development for 5G/6G wireless technologies. The intern will focus on one primary area — hardware engineering, system engineering, or software/protocol stack — while collaborating across disciplines on algorithm design, specification development, prototyping, testing and product integration.

This is a volunteer, unpaid internship offered as a remote position. The role requires close interaction with internal teams and external collaborators to deliver engineering tasks that align with customer requirements and industrial standards.

Experience Level

Entry-level (internship). No specific years of prior professional experience required; suitable for current students or recent graduates seeking practical R&D experience in wireless systems.

Responsibilities

Work as part of the engineering team through all stages of technology and product development.

• Participate in research, specification design, algorithm development, hardware/software design, prototyping, testing and data analysis.
• Select and develop work in one primary focus area (hardware, system, or software) while learning adjacent domains.
• Translate customer requirements into feature and product specifications; iterate designs to meet requirements.
• Execute development procedures, maintain design quality, and follow verification and validation workflows.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners on integration, testing, manufacturing, and customer support tasks.
• Analyze feedback from customer support and marketing to identify issues and implement improvements.
• Document designs, test results, and development notes to support cross-team work and future handover.

Requirements

Candidates should demonstrate technical aptitude and professional behaviors suitable for an engineering R&D internship.

Must-have:

• Strong teamwork, attention to detail, and compliance with development procedures.
• Analytical problem-solving skills, strong learning ability, adaptability, and multitasking/prioritization skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Interest in and exposure to hardware or system engineering or software/protocol development for wireless systems (coursework, projects, or prior internship experience).

Technical focus areas (choose one):

• Hardware focus: exposure to digital hardware or analog/RF development; familiarity with FPGA/ASIC workflows, RTL, signal-processing implementation, mixed-signal front-end concepts, RF chain components, or antenna/MIMO concepts.
• System focus: simulation and evaluation of algorithms against 5G system specifications, familiarity with 3GPP concepts (PHY/L2/L3), algorithm optimization for hardware constraints, and mathematical foundations (probability, estimation, matrix methods).
• Software focus: protocol stack or algorithm implementation and integration with simulation or hardware platforms (not extensively detailed in source).

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with FPGA and multi-core CPU integration, UVM/testbench experience, ASIC physical design exposure, or machine learning applied to algorithm evaluation.
• Familiarity with digital beamforming, digital up/down conversion, digital pre-distortion, and real-world RF subsystem integration.

Education Requirements

BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or related engineering/science fields.

About the Company

Company: InnoMountain

InnoMountain develops advanced wireless technologies and products for connected systems, focusing on 5G/6G research, hardware and software design, and system-level integration to deliver customer-focused solutions.