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FPGA Design Engineering Intern - Summer 2027

Motorola Solutions

Schaumburg, ILFull-timePosted 2mo agoStill listed today

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Compensation
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Location
Schaumburg, IL
Role Type
Internship
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
OPT eligible

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree, required

Job overview

Motorola Solutions seeks a highly motivated summer intern to assist with FPGA design analysis and validation for RF Site product development. Working under the guidance of an experienced professional, the intern will support Infrastructure products within the Electrical Engineering team in Schaumburg, Illinois. The role involves FPGA development, coding, test scripting, troubleshooting, and bench-level testing.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

C, requiredVHDL, requiredVerilog, requiredPython, requiredDigital Design, requiredFPGA Interfacing Analysis, requiredOscilloscope Testing, requiredDC Power Supply Testing, requiredMultimeter Testing, required

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Computer Engineering, requiredUS Citizen or Permanent Resident or Master's Student With Work Authorization, required

Full job description

Company Overview At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Department Overview The Motorola Solutions Electrical Engineering team, based in Schaumburg, IL, specializes in designing and developing world-class digital solutions for the Mission Critical Communications market, including Public Safety. The Electrical Engineering development team develops state-of-the-art Digital, RF, Mechanical, and Power Supply solutions to meet their customers’ needs. Job Description A summer internship position with a primary focus on FPGA design for Infrastructure products. The position seeks a highly motivated individual to work under the guidance of a seasoned professional to assist design analysis and validation of the RF Site product development.

Scope of Responsibilities/Expectations:

  • Development of the FPGAs includes capturing requirements

  • Writing code in C, VHDL and Verilog languages

  • Writing test scripts in Python, using diagnostic equipment to troubleshoot problems, and documenting device interface specifications.

  • Understanding Digital design and performing interfacing analysis to the FPGAs is a must

  • Bench-level testing using an Oscilloscope, DC PS, and multimeter is required.

Basic Requirements

  • Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering

  • Must graduate date on or after December 2027

  • Must be a US Citizen, permanent resident, or an MS student with work authorization (F1 Visa on CPT accepted only for master 's-level students)

Travel Requirements None Relocation Provided None Position Type Intern EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic.

We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience for candidates with disabilities, or other physical or mental health conditions. To request an accommodation, please complete this Reasonable Accommodations Form so we can assist you.

How this job compares

Set against the 3,286 open Electrical Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Illinois median$121–185K/yr67 salary ranges
  • US median$25–34/hr283 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 91 open Electrical Engineering jobs in Illinois and 3,286 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
Electrical Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 10 years (2,268 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,604 of the 3,286 open Electrical Engineering jobs (49%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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