What are the responsibilities and job description for the 2026 Engineering Intern - FPGA position at HBK - Hottinger Brüel & Kjær?
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Concurrent Real-Time is part of HBK’s Virtual Test Division, which focuses on providing real-time software, simulators, and hardware-in-the-loop solutions to virtually test products throughout the development cycle, helping companies accelerate innovation and reduce time-to-market, and improve their competitive advantage. With 250 highly skilled employees, HBK’s Virtual Test Division has offices in Germany, Italy, France, UK, China, Japan, and the USA as well as a broad network of worldwide channel partners.
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About The Role
Join our engineering team and gain hands-on experience designing and implementing real FPGA solutions. You’ll work alongside experienced engineers on meaningful projects — not just support tasks — contributing to the full development lifecycle of FPGA IP modules for Arria X and Cyclone V platforms.
What You’ll Do
Here at Concurrent-Real Time and HBK, we believe in honesty and transparency. They're two of the reasons we put the salary in the job descriptions! This role will be part-time, with a starting range of $20-25/hr.
Concurrent Real-Time is part of HBK’s Virtual Test Division, which focuses on providing real-time software, simulators, and hardware-in-the-loop solutions to virtually test products throughout the development cycle, helping companies accelerate innovation and reduce time-to-market, and improve their competitive advantage. With 250 highly skilled employees, HBK’s Virtual Test Division has offices in Germany, Italy, France, UK, China, Japan, and the USA as well as a broad network of worldwide channel partners.
Concurrent Real-Time is the industry’s foremost provider of high-performance, real-time Linux software, hardware and professional services. Our mission is to be the leading provider of best-in-class real-time Linux solutions and support for time-critical applications, and to inspire technological advancements worldwide. For more than 50 years, we have been providing real-time solutions for mission-critical applications worldwide. With offices in 6 countries, our core competencies include:
- X-in-the-Loop (hardware-in-the-loop, man-in-the-loop and AI-in-the-loop simulation)
- High-speed data acquisition and signal conditioning
- Process control solutions
- High-performance visual systems
- Low-latency transaction processing
About The Role
Join our engineering team and gain hands-on experience designing and implementing real FPGA solutions. You’ll work alongside experienced engineers on meaningful projects — not just support tasks — contributing to the full development lifecycle of FPGA IP modules for Arria X and Cyclone V platforms.
What You’ll Do
- Design, develop, test, and document FPGA IP modules for Arria X and Cyclone V FPGAs
- Debug and troubleshoot applications to ensure optimal performance
- Write Bash or Python scripts to automate FPGA IP module testing
- Collaborate with software engineers to support API development
- Tackle novel technical challenges and propose creative solutions
- Currently pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or a related field
- Basic hands-on experience with FPGA development
- Familiarity with digital signal processing concepts
- Basic proficiency in C, Python, or Bash scripting
- Eagerness to learn and solve complex hardware/software problems
- Experience with Intel/Altera FPGA toolchains (Quartus Prime)
- Exposure to HDL languages (VHDL or Verilog)
Here at Concurrent-Real Time and HBK, we believe in honesty and transparency. They're two of the reasons we put the salary in the job descriptions! This role will be part-time, with a starting range of $20-25/hr.
Salary : $20 - $25