Hardware Engineering Internship 2027 (FPGA/Quantum Computing)

Location: Hybrid internship based at the head office in Cambridge, UK; full-time for 10–12 weeks during the summer vacation period. Candidates must already have the right to work in the UK for the full internship duration.

Salary: £30,000–£35,000 per annum, paid pro rata for the internship duration.

Company

hirify.global develops quantum error correction technology to help make fault-tolerant quantum computing possible, working with quantum hardware providers and government agencies.

What you will do

• Collaborate with hardware and software engineers to investigate and evaluate architectural optimisations.
• Enhance decoder architecture to improve flexibility and processing speed.
• Explore hardware design approaches and assess their potential benefits.
• Make design decisions involving space and time trade-offs, functionality, resource use, and performance.
• Communicate technical work through discussions, presentations, and written documentation.
• Develop practical knowledge of FPGA development, quantum computing, and quantum error correction.

Requirements

• Current student status is required: studying in at least the second year of a Bachelor’s degree, partway through a Master’s degree, or partway through a PhD.
• Studying Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related technical subject.
• Proficiency in Python and a solid understanding of low-level computer architecture.
• Strong critical-thinking, problem-solving, written communication, verbal communication, teamwork, and initiative skills.
• Availability to work full-time for 10–12 weeks during the summer vacation period.
• Existing UK right-to-work permission is required for the full internship duration; UK student visa holders must confirm that their visa conditions permit the internship.

Nice to have

• RTL development experience for FPGA or ASIC systems.
• Familiarity with or interest in quantum computing.
• Knowledge of optimisation concepts, performance trade-offs, networking principles, version control, testing, or debugging tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Work alongside software and hardware engineers, mathematicians, quantum information theorists, and physicists.
• Receive dedicated supervision and work on a project aligned with existing skills.
• Opportunity to contribute to open-source compilers, research papers, and software tools.
• Private medical insurance, a health cash plan, life assurance, and additional benefits.
• Diverse environment with colleagues from more than 25 nationalities.

Hiring process

• Submit a CV with current degree grades and a covering letter explaining motivation, skills, and experience.
• Interviews will be held in Cambridge or virtually if required.
• Applicants must sign an agreement assigning intellectual property produced during the internship to hirify.global.