Engineering Intern, Firmware, R&D at Chemelex — Edmonton, CAN | Base Career

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A new approach to embedded development, building on your Rust or C/C++ experience, to create secure firmware for industrial heating control and leak detection products.

We are looking for an intern for an 8-month internship, beginning September 2026, with the possibility of an extension.

Preference given to those in their third or fourth year of their post-secondary program.

Combine your formal education with specific hands-on experience to kickstart your career as a firmware engineer, embedded software engineer, embedded developer, or firmware software developer.

You will gain practical experience at our Research and Development centre in Edmonton, working with experienced embedded firmware professionals.

We offer a flexible hybrid schedule.

As a Firmware Engineer Intern, you will get to:

Combine your formal education with specific hands-on experience to kickstart your career as a firmware engineer, embedded software engineer, embedded developer, or firmware software developer.
Demonstrate your ability to quickly learn and harness a large set of modern tools to test, implement and deploy embedded firmware solutions.
Gain experience programming and debugging firmware and electronics.
Be a valued member of the firmware team and work in collaboration with the hardware and software teams.
Learn and apply leading edge firmware development practices to grow Chemelex’s product portfolio.
Gain exposure to Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) technologies.
Work in a highly collaborative agile team environment to deliver industry leading digital solutions.

You Have

Enrolled in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computing Science, Software Engineering, Mechatronics or a related post-secondary program with a co-op or internship component.
Firmware or software design and implementation skills, ideally with Linux, FreeRTOS, or bare metal.
Experience with embedded interfaces and communication protocols is an asset.

We protect places of progress through electric excellence.

Pioneering plants, sprawling data centers, busy transport hubs, and your own home.

These are the places that bring progress to the world, and the places that we protect with time-tested technologies, advanced engineering, and a suite of services.

Because here, excellence is everything.

Our Dimensions of Excellence reflect the core values of Chemelex.

Together, they inspire our decisions and guide our actions – defining excellence in our work for colleagues, customers and communities.

Experts with empathy
Explorer mindset
Example for others
Exceptional impact

We are committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by national, federal, state or local law.

Engineering Intern, Firmware, R&D

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