Qualcomm internship 2026 in Chennai for M.Tech and M.E graduates

The Qualcomm internship in Chennai is a one-year Interim Engineering Intern programme for M.Tech and M.E graduates, not for undergraduate students. Qualcomm designs the chips that run inside phones and other connected devices, and this role puts recent Master's graduates on that work for a full year. If you finished your Master's degree in 2025 in computer science engineering, communication engineering or electronics and communication engineering, you can apply.

Qualcomm internship in Chennai: the opportunity

The Qualcomm internship runs for a full year, which is longer than a short summer or two-month stint. As an Interim Engineering Intern, you work on real chipset software across that year. The software you write goes into mobile chipsets that ship in real devices. The base location is Chennai.

This Qualcomm internship is open only to recent Master's graduates. It suits someone who has just finished an M.Tech or M.E and wants to write low-level software that runs close to the hardware. Interim Engineering Intern is the name Qualcomm uses for this one-year opening, and it is a full year of engineering work.

What the internship involves

The Interim Engineering Intern designs and develops software for mobile chipsets. The work spans the modem, media and platform layers of a phone or connected device. The main tasks are:

• Design and develop software for mobile chipsets.
• Work on audio and video codecs and image processing.
• Build and support wireless modem technologies, including 4G, WiFi and Bluetooth.
• Write software for embedded platforms such as Linux, Android and Windows.
• Contribute to IoT applications.

Some of these areas are worth explaining if you are new to chipset work. Audio and video codecs are the software that compresses and plays back media so it uses less space and less battery, and image processing handles what the camera pipeline does with each frame. The wireless modem work is the software that lets a device connect over 4G, WiFi and Bluetooth. The platform work means your code has to run on embedded builds of Linux, Android and Windows, not a desktop. IoT applications carry the same skills over to smaller connected devices.

Across the year, the same role can move between the modem, the media pipeline and the platform code, so you touch more than one part of the chipset. This is embedded and systems work that stays close to the hardware. If you enjoy operating systems, drivers and wireless protocols, this Qualcomm internship keeps you in that area for the year.

Eligibility and who can apply

This is a Master's-only programme. You need an M.Tech or M.E degree in one of these branches:

• Computer science engineering
• Communication engineering
• Electronics and communication engineering

The programme is aimed at 2025 Master's graduates. Undergraduate B.Tech and B.E students are not eligible for this role, and neither are diploma holders. It is a postgraduate opening. If you are a postgraduate looking for more options, our M.Tech and M.Sc roles page collects similar listings.

Skills you need

Qualcomm lists a clear technical base for the Interim Engineering Intern role:

• Strong C and C++, with object-oriented design.
• Data structures and operating system concepts.
• Comfort working on Linux or UNIX.
• Embedded software development.
• Wireless network standards such as CDMA, GSM, UMTS and LTE.
• TCP, UDP and IP networking protocols.
• Multimedia technologies.

C and C++ sit at the top of that list for a reason. Chipset and modem code is written in them, so they matter most. Operating system concepts and data structures matter because embedded software runs with tight memory and timing, and the wireless standards and networking protocols map directly to the modem work listed above.

If you are revising before you apply, start with C and C++, data structures and operating system concepts, since these sit at the core of the role. A working sense of how software runs on Linux helps too, because the role names Linux, Android and Windows as target platforms. You do not need every wireless standard by heart, but knowing what CDMA, GSM, UMTS and LTE are will help you follow the modem side.

How to apply

Applications for the Qualcomm internship go through the official Qualcomm careers portal. Open the Interim Engineering Intern listing, sign in or create a candidate account, and submit your details with your Master's degree information. You can apply on the official Qualcomm careers page.

Qualcomm does not charge any fee to apply. If anyone asks you for money, a deposit or a payment for this role, it is a scam, so ignore it. The public posting does not state a stipend or a last date to apply. Applying for the Qualcomm internship is free, and the only correct place to send your application is the company careers portal.

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This listing is based on the official Qualcomm careers posting for the Interim Engineering Intern role.