Intern - Hardware Engineer

Company: Palo Alto Networks
Location: Santa Clara
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

Company DescriptionOur MissionAt Palo Alto Networks-- everything starts and ends with our mission:Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.We have the vision of a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. These aren't easy goals to accomplish - but we're not here for easy. We're here for better. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we're looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.Job DescriptionYour CareerWe're seeking innovators - motivated, intelligent, hardworking and creative interns who can help design state-of-the-art products that do not exist today. You will work with electrical and RF engineers and focus on solving problems at every level. Collaboration is at the heart of our culture and we need interns who can communicate and work well with multi-functional teams towards achieving a common goal.As a member of our Special Products Group, you will be responsible for developing devices with security features. The role will focus on PCB design for SoC and WiFi networking product aspects. The design development, analysis and verification will use advanced lab equipment, including high-speed oscilloscope, network analyzer, and spectrum analyzers.You will work with a cross functional team and apply your knowledge to develop test vehicles and prototypes for future R&D, and use industry-standard techniques to validate product design to ensure design quality and robustness.Our Summer Internship Program from May-August or June-September provides you:* 1:1 mentorship* Fun and engaging events that inspire your intellectual curiosity* Opportunities to expand your knowledge and work on challenging projects* Connections to other interns, recent grads, and employees across the company as well as our leaders.Your Impact* High focus on overall design, manufacturability, serviceability and usability for PAN Products* Collaborate in a hardware organization with other EE and RF engineers* Collaborate cross-functionally and maintain productive relationships with engineering, compliance, product management, manufacturing engineering, materials and planning teams* Promote a healthy working environment with strong focus on individual career development.* Support both accessory and component commodity teams to ensure electrical engineering team early engagementQualificationsYour Experience* Strong electrical engineering fundamentals* Experience with electronics* Understanding of product design development and testing processes* Teammate who brings a can-do attitude to a dynamic working environment* Experience making a printed circuit board preferredTo apply, you must be pursuing a 4-year Undergraduate Degree, a 2-year Master's Degree or a Doctorate degree and returning to school in the fall. You must have the authorization to work within the United States.Additional InformationThe Team Our team designs and builds hardware devices, networking technologies, software, and services for delivering on customer needs and wants, innovating with opinion to anticipate customer requirements. Our designs are beautiful, customer appropriate, and functional.The products you work on are new to Palo Alto Networks, so you are entrepreneurial and hands-on in your engineering approach while helping to craft a vision and being a key member to execute on that vision.We contribute to Palo Alto Networks being the fastest growing cybersecurity company in the world by understanding the evolution of cyberattacks and designing products to keep users safer and more secure.Our CommitmentWe're trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity's status quo. It's simple: we can't accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at [email protected].Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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