Firmware Engineering Intern

Location: Katowice, Poland

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

We are interested in a student who enjoys working at the intersection of software and hardware.

If you are curious about how complete engineering systems work, you are interested in more than just the firmware itself. You also want to know about the devices, test equipment, networks, servers, automation, and development infrastructure surrounding it. You are the person we are looking for.

You will report to the Manager and have a hybrid schedule working in Katowice, Poland.

Your Responsibilities

Develop firmware developer test setups used by engineers during daily development and debugging.

Support functional and system-level test environments used for firmware verification.

Build, configuring, and maintaining test setups containing embedded devices, industrial controllers, communication interfaces, power supplies, measurement devices, and other laboratory instrumentation.

Integrate laboratory instrumentation with automated test software.

Automating configuration, execution, monitoring, and result collection from physical test setups.

Develop scripts, utilities, and small software components supporting firmware testing and laboratory automation.

Connect physical test systems with on-premises and cloud CI/CD infrastructure.

Support automated execution of tests triggered by CI/CD pipelines.

Help improve the reliability, repeatability, maintainability, and observability of test environments.

Troubleshoot issues related to firmware, hardware, communication, instrumentation, networking, and automation.

The Essentials - You Will Have

Finished High School

Pursuing a technical degree (preferred fields of study: Computer Science, Electronics, Automation and Robotics, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems, or a related field - active student status).

Basic programming knowledge in at least one language such as C, C++, Python, C#, or similar.

Knowledge of software development and version control.

Interest in embedded systems, firmware, electronics, automation, or test engineering.

Willingness to work hands-on with hardware and laboratory equipment.

Working knowledge of English for technical documentation and daily engineering communication.

What We Offer

Lunch Card – Monthly meal vouchers through the Edenred card.

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At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

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