2026 Intern(3 months)-Automotive Telematics SW Engineer

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Qualcomm China

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General Summary:

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.

This short-term role calls for excellent English communication skills and a solid grasp of AI, machine learning, prompt engineering, and context engineering. The main focus will be enhancing customer-facing documentation for Telematics Application Framework (TelAF) solutions by utilizing AI for diagram generation tools like Mermaid, as well as leveraging advanced platforms for documentation and content analysis that streamline the creation, review, and management of technical materials.

Beyond improving customer resources, this position will contribute to developing user guides and frameworks that empower customers to generate up-to-date, accurate, and comprehensive sequence diagrams and documentation on their own, using regulated prompt and context engineering techniques. If time allows, the role may also involve building sample applications atop TelAF with AI tools and supporting productivity initiatives that make extensive use of artificial intelligence.

The results of these efforts will be shared with the TelAF open-source community whenever possible, ensuring collective growth and innovation.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, information science, data science, or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

Excellent English communication skills (written and verbal), motivated to work with teams across multiple time zones. Experience with technical writing and documentation in English.

A quicker learner with proven track records.

1+ years’ combined experience and strong interests in two of the following technical areas:

• Hands-on experience in AI / machine learning / prompt engineering / context engineering that contributed to one or more successful projects
• Hands-on experience with Visual Studio and its extensions
• Hands-on experience on JavaScript, Python, or shell script
• Basic understanding of cellular (e.g., 5G) and location (e.g., GNSS) technologies
• C/C++ development experience on Linux
• Knowledge about IDL and the code generation (e.g. Franca IDL / Common API, AIDL)
• Experience in multi-threads, signals, priorities, deadlocks, stacks, interrupts, memory management, scheduler, synchronization methods, etc.
• Familiar with Yocto build.
• Cryptography, secure coding, Linux Mandatory Access Control, secure boot, and ARM TrustZone. Hands-on experience on telematics module product security from design to deployment

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

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