Firmware Stream - Summer Student Internship Program null

Why us? 

Cochlear is a world-leading medical device company that offers you an unmatched, global platform to launch your engineering career! 

You will have the opportunity to actively collaborate with the brightest engineering minds in the world as they mentor and support you to develop your skills and follow your passions. 

Join us and get real-world engineering projects that give you hands-on experience working as a professional engineer. Our Summer Student Internship Program the is the only pathway to a full-time graduate position commencing in February 2026.

What will you do?

Without Firmware, Cochlear’s products don’t ‘come alive’ – there would be no sound from a sound processor! 

In the Firmware Stream, you will collaborate with various stakeholders to work on highly innovative projects that aim to improve our Sound Processor features.

Tasks in your project would involve working within one of our Agile project teams to specify, design, implement, test, and maintain embedded software, sound processing technologies and tools for the external components of a cochlear implant system.

Most suitable academic disciplines for the Firmware stream are: Electrical, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software or Mechatronics

Who are we looking for?

To be eligible for our Summer Student Internship Program – Firmware Stream, you will need to:

• Be a penultimate-year student, completing your degree in calendar year 2026
• Possess the right to work in Australia without sponsorship after graduation
• Available to work full-time from late November 2025 to mid-February 2026