Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will investigate the feasibility of applying science and engineering principles towards innovative, new hardware design and applications from state-of-the-art chip architecture, design, fabrication and test to advanced chip packaging. Background knowledge of engineering disciplines, computer science, physics, or materials science are ideal skills for this role. Interns are expected to have the ability to analyze complex problems and apply creative solutions to groundbreaking hardware engineering projects.

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Required education

High School Diploma/GED

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Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

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Required technical and professional expertise

Electrical engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Computer Science
Materials Engineering
Physic
Chemistry

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Preferred technical and professional experience

Semiconductor fabrication knowledge/coursework

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About the company

IBM

Company overview

IBM is a global technology company that sells software, consulting services, and infrastructure products to large organisations. IBM’s current focus areas include hybrid cloud, AI, cybersecurity, automation, and enterprise IT modernisation. IBM also operates a large consulting arm that delivers transformation programmes for clients across industries. IBM works with customers worldwide, from governments and banks to retailers and manufacturers.

Locations and presence

IBM operates globally with offices and client sites across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and other regions, with headquarters in Armonk, New York. Working patterns vary by role and business unit, and public reporting shows IBM has required in-office or client-site presence (often at least three days a week) for some groups such as US managers and parts of the sales organisation.

Palpable Score

72.1

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IBM is a strong early-career option for people who want multiple entry doors, because IBM runs internships, apprenticeships, and named entry-level programmes alongside “entry level” job hiring. IBM is also more transparent than many large tech employers about the steps in the hiring process and how assessments work, including accommodations and asking for feedback. The main constraints are uneven pay transparency by country and role, plus limited public outcome data (conversion rates, promotion timelines) for early-career cohorts.

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