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[/company/intel](/company/intel)[Intel](/company/intel)
# System Software Engineering - PhD Intern at Intel

Compensation · Listed in posting

$149,598 – $149,602/yr

**Setup**
: Hybrid

**Location**
: Hillsboro, Oregon

**Type**
: Full-time, Internship

**Level**
: intern

**Posted**
: Sep 25, 2026

## Description

Intel is hiring a System Software Engineering PhD Intern to design, develop, and validate system software across firmware, drivers, operating systems, and middleware. The intern will collaborate on cross-stack software optimization, reference platform development, and hands-on projects supporting Intel's foundry and litho tools technologies. The role is a three-month summer internship in Hillsboro, Oregon, with a hybrid work model, and requires a PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or Mathematics plus one year of C/C++, Java, or Python programming experience.

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