Full-Time Researcher Jobs
For immediate consideration, please email your curriculum vita to Seattle.Jobs@intel.com. To view general information about Intel employment opportunities, benefits and compensation, visit the main Intel employment site at http://www.intel.com/jobs.Internship Opportunities
Who should apply?
Intel Labs Seattle offers internships to graduate students who are working toward a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, and related fields. In very limited cases, undergraduates and students pursuing a Masters degree may be accepted as well. We are looking for students with strong technical skills and solid academic achievement who are interested in doing research in the area of ubiquitous computing, networking, robotics, machine learning, and similar projects in our research portfolio. If you are interested in Intel but this job description does not match your training or interests, there are also many other internship opportunities at other Intel facilities in a variety of disciplines.
Interns must be authorized to work in the U.S. without restriction, full-time, during their internships. For general information on doing internships with Intel, please visit the Intel internship site.
How do I apply?
Please email your resume or curriculum vita to Seattle.Jobs@intel.com and indicate in the subject line that you are interested in a internship.When should I apply?
Most of our hiring activity for summer internships takes place in the months of February, March, and April.
What is Intel Labs Seattle?
Intel has established a network of three labs located close to leading universities. The Research Network currently is comprised of labs in Seattle, Washington; Berkeley, California; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Each location provides facilities for around 20-25 Intel scientists and student interns, and a similar number of faculty members and visiting members of the larger research community.
Intel Labs Seattle, like its sister labs in Berkeley and Pittsburgh, typically accepts around 8-12 students per year as interns. Internships typically last 3-4 months and occur during the summer, although some internships may extend beyond 4 months or happen at other times of the year. A limited number of half-time school year internships are also available. After submitting their resumes online, the strongest candidates are interviewed by the staff and director before a final hiring decision is made.
What is the Open and Collaborative Research Environment I've heard about at Intel Labs?
The focus of Intel Labs is essential computing: simplifying and enriching all aspects of work and daily life through application and system technologies that collectively empower individuals, connect them to each other and into the fabric of networking society. The research labs, which are wholly owned and funded by Intel, provide an environment where academic and industry researchers can collaborate on the basic architectural concepts for future technologies. Intel encourages an open and collaborative environment for this research. Much of the work generated by the labs will be published and shared widely.
Why Intern with Us?
There are many good reasons to consider an internship with Intel Labs Seattle. An internship will give you the opportunity to collaborate with leading researchers in industry and academia on some of the most exciting challenges facing the computing world. As an intern, you will get a flavor of what it is like to work in a corporate research lab while enjoying the flexibility and openness of an academic research facility. You'll meet graduate students from other universities and expand your knowledge of other areas of research.
As an intern, you will be an important member of our research team. You'll have the opportunity to explore your research interests and contribute your ideas in a welcoming, encouraging environment. Your internship will enrich your education, giving you invaluable “hands on” research experience under the guidance of some of the leading research minds in the world of computing. The labs’ scientists also can serve as your advisors, offering a unique perspective to supplement your university experience.
As a lab intern, you will have the opportunity to learn more about Intel, and to explore potential career opportunities within the company. Historically, more than 60% of Intel interns have gone on to build careers with us. Finally, your internship will enable you to expand your network of contacts. The relationships you establish as an intern—with the lab staff, with fellow interns, and with university researchers—can yield long-lasting benefits, helping to further your career no matter which path you follow. We hope to maintain our relationships with interns long after they leave the lab, whether or not they pursue careers at Intel.
What you can expect as an intern
If you are accepted for an internship position, you will go through a formal new employee orientation at Intel as well as an informal orientation at the lab where you will be working. You will be assigned a mentor, based on your area of interest, who will work closely with you and help you to successfully interface with the rest of the staff, your fellow interns, and university researchers.
In the early days of your internship, your mentor will work with you to explore potential directions for your research and outline a work plan. Our goal is to have each intern complete a project by the end of the internship that will lead to a potentially publishable result. At the end of the summer, each lab hosts a poster session or other recognition event, during which interns get the opportunity to present the results of their work and learn about the contributions of other interns.
Intern Projects
Each intern will be matched with a project that is best suited to his or her interests and goals. Here is a sample list of projects that interns at the labs worked on in the past:
- Automatic Calibration of Cameras
- Encouraging Physical Activity
- Prototyping Tools for Ubiquitous Computing
- Scale-Independent Motion Planning for Modular Robotics
- High Capacity Wavelength-striped Optically Switching
- Mobile Sensing Platform
- Haptics
- Inertial Measurement and Motion Estimation
- Wireless Identification and Sensing Platform