Firmware Engineer Intern - Summer 2026

Lenovo
United States, North Carolina, Morrisville
Mar 06, 2026
General Information Req # WD00095626 Career area: Hardware Engineering Country/Region: United States of America State: North Carolina City: Morrisville Date: Thursday, March 5, 2026 Working time: Full-time Additional Locations: * United States of America - North Carolina - Morrisville Why Work at Lenovo We are Lenovo. We do what we say. We own what we do. We WOW our customers. Lenovo is a US$69 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #196 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world's largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo's continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY). This transformation together with Lenovo's world-changing innovation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. To find out more visit www.lenovo.com, and read about the latest news via our StoryHub. Description and Requirements This internship will allow the college student to get broad exposure to the engineering aspects of one of the largest computer manufacturers in the world. This internship will be hands-on work, where the intern will be assigned several real projects to complete during the summer session. It will also allow them to interact and engage with many different groups within Lenovo (Hardware team, Firmware team, Software team, Marketing, Thermal engineering, etc.) It will be fun and rewarding summer! As a Firmware Engineer Intern, you will work with a team of UEFI engineers to write, debug and test embedded Firmware. Manage and maintain firmware build tools, manage builds, and release Firmware to test as well as recreate and fix problems reported by the test team. Duties may include code development, unit testing, debugging, and customer support for technical issues. Basic Qualifications: Ability to engage as an independent professional; articulate and compare alternative approaches. Capable of providing creativity and judgment to professional, technical, or operational problems. Capable of controlling own work priorities and methods requiring tradeoffs. Understands departmental mission and vision. Ability to apply discretion and independent judgment in matters of significance to Lenovo. In the process of obtaining a BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or Computer Engineering Knowledge of Unified Extensible Firmware Interface Preferred Qualifications: Embedded Firmware/Software Development Some Experience with the C programming language Some Experience with UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) or BIOS Familiarity with Intel processors Any experience with bring-up and hardware boot sequence Any experience with Windows and Linux operating systems Proficient with Git source version control system. Strong analytical and debugging methodology skills expected Proficient at recognizing complex problems related to functional objectives. Applies creativity and judgment to developmental work on different projects within the business environment. Analyze situations and implement solutions, or develop new system elements, procedures, or processes. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class. Additional Locations: * United States of America - North Carolina - Morrisville * United States of America * United States of America - North Carolina * United States of America - North Carolina - Morrisville