Company Overview
Virtium is a trusted leader in the design and manufacturing of high-reliability industrial storage, memory, compute, AI accelerator, connectivity, and software solutions for embedded and industrial OEM customers worldwide. With more than 25 years of experience, Virtium supports mission-critical applications across networking, telecommunications, aerospace and defense, industrial OEM, embedded computing, and Edge AI environments. Headquartered in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, Virtium is known for long-term product availability, industrial-grade reliability, disciplined lifecycle support, and customer-focused engineering.
Role Overview
Virtium is seeking an Electrical/Computer Engineering Intern to support product characterization, validation, and testing for our industrial SSD, memory, and embedded computing solutions. This internship is ideal for a current college student who is interested in hardware engineering, embedded systems, test engineering, and real-world product development.
The intern will work onsite with senior design engineers, test engineers, technical marketing, production engineering, and field applications engineering to characterize product performance, run directed tests, analyze results, and document findings. This role provides meaningful hands-on exposure to engineering tools, lab work, test scripting, technical reporting, and cross-functional collaboration.
Role Responsibilities
- Support power and thermal characterization of Virtium SSD and industrial memory products.
- Assist with engineering validation, directed testing, and product performance analysis.
- Create clear, accurate test reports that summarize results, observations, and next steps.
- Develop, update, and run test scripts to support product characterization and validation.
- Partner with field applications engineering to support customer-required test activities.
- Work cross-functionally with design engineering, test engineering, production engineering, technical marketing, and applications teams.
- Document issues, organize data, and communicate findings in a clear and professional manner.
Required Qualifications
- Current college student pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Embedded Systems, or a related technical field.
- Basic understanding of electrical engineering, computer engineering, hardware, or embedded systems concepts.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
- Comfortable working with technical data, test results, and engineering teams.
- Detail-oriented, curious, coachable, and eager to learn in a hands-on environment.
- U.S. work authorization required. Visa Sponsorship is not offered at this time.
Preferred Qualifications
- Coursework, projects, or lab experience related to circuits, computer architecture, embedded systems, storage, memory, firmware, or hardware testing.
- Exposure to scripting or programming such as Python, C, C++, or similar tools.
- Experience using lab equipment or engineering tools for testing, measurement, or data collection.
- Interest in industrial hardware, SSDs, memory, Edge AI, embedded computing, or high-reliability technology products.
- Minimum GPA of 3.2 preferred.
Preferred Skills and Traits
- Technical Curiosity: Interested in understanding how products are designed, tested, characterized, and supported.
- Attention to Detail: Able to follow test procedures, document results accurately, and notice patterns in data.
- Learning Agility: Open to feedback, willing to ask questions, and motivated to build practical engineering skills.
- Collaboration: Comfortable working with engineers and cross-functional teams in a professional environment.
- Ownership: Takes initiative, follows through on assigned tasks, and communicates progress clearly.
- Compensation, Schedule & Location
- Reports to / Hiring Manager: COO
- Employment Type: Internship; temporary / seasonal
- Compensation: $20–$23 per hour, based on qualifications and experience
- Schedule: Part-time internship, Monday through Friday
- Location: Rancho Santa Margarita, California; onsite
- Application: Apply through Handshake with a resume
Skills Required
- Current college student pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Embedded Systems, or a related technical field.
- Basic understanding of electrical engineering, computer engineering, hardware, or embedded systems concepts.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
- Comfortable working with technical data, test results, and engineering teams.
- Detail-oriented, curious, coachable, and eager to learn in a hands-on environment.
- U.S. work authorization required; visa sponsorship is not offered.
- Coursework, projects, or lab experience related to circuits, computer architecture, embedded systems, storage, memory, firmware, or hardware testing.
- Exposure to scripting or programming such as Python, C, C++, or similar tools.
- Experience using lab equipment or engineering tools for testing, measurement, or data collection.
- Interest in industrial hardware, SSDs, memory, Edge AI, embedded computing, or high-reliability technology products.
- Minimum GPA of 3.2 preferred.
What We Do
Virtium manufactures memory and storage solutions for the world’s top industrial embedded OEM customers. We design, build, and support our products in the USA. Virtium provides a dedicated software team for custom storage solutions – all fortified by a network of global locations. As a Samsung-preferred partner, we give unparalleled access to specialty memory modules. Our quality products, long industry presence, and knowledgeable, tenured experts have earned us the lasting trust of a deep customer base, including: IBM, GE, Alcatel, Nokia, Juniper and many others. Our world-class technology and support provide a superior customer experience that continuously results in better industrial embedded products. Today, Virtium continues to focus tightly on being the leading memory and storage solutions provider in the industrial embedded space. While competing companies can provide products in this market, Virtium maintains its competitive edge by understanding key design concerns and tailoring its products to enable embedded designers to make the best possible solutions for our interconnected world.
