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Template | United States, Intern

2/7/2026

As an intern, you will gain experience in solving real-world problems in FPGA development while collaborating with cross-functional teams. You will design and implement hardware updates to the FPGA production platform and verify the design through simulation and hardware tests.

Salary

26 - 36 USD

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

201-500 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

About The Company

Impinj (NASDAQ: PI) helps businesses and people analyze, optimize, and innovate by wirelessly connecting billions of everyday things—such as apparel, automobile parts, luggage, and shipments—to the Internet. The Impinj platform uses RAIN RFID to deliver timely data about these everyday things to business and consumer applications, enabling a boundless Internet of Things. If it’s a thing, our platform can connect it. Impinj enables digital transformation by extending the Internet’s reach from the cloud, through edge connectivity devices, all the way to physical items. Our broad partner ecosystem uses our platform's best-in-market products, capabilities, and technology to build IoT solutions that bring visibility and automation to intelligent systems. Wirelessly connect everyday items. Identify, locate, and protect them. And deliver data about those items to applications like inventory management, asset management, and shipment verification. Why become an Impinjineer? At Impinj, you will find an innovative, passionate, curious team that is constantly pushing ideas forward and creating technology that positively impacts the world. Our employees enjoy competitive benefits, a flexible & collaborative work environment, and the knowledge that they are making a difference. Diversity & Inclusion We recognize our responsibility to use our platform, voice, and influence to seek out injustices and ensure that Impinj becomes a model of D&I. That responsibility starts from within. As a result of sincere, months-long discussions, our team members decided on these goals to bolster Impinj’s diversity efforts: * Diversify our hiring process and seek out applicants from diverse backgrounds  * Maintain an inclusive, respectful workplace where team members from all backgrounds feel supported and have opportunities for development * Participate in our community * Actualize and commit to our D&I strategy through our newly formed cross-divisional Diversity Action Team.

About the Role

<div class="content-intro">Impinj is a leading RAIN RFID provider and Internet of Things pioneer. We’re inventing ways to connect every thing to the Internet — including retail apparel, retail general merchandise, healthcare items, automobile parts, airline baggage, food and much more. With more than 100 billion items connected to date, and multiple Fortune 500 enterprises around the world using our platform, we solve for a better understanding of our world. If it’s a thing, we’re working to connect it. Join Impinj and help us realize our vision of a boundless IoT— connecting trillions of everyday items to the Internet. </div><h2>Team Overview (All text in Arial - section headers in Headings 2):</h2> A short paragraph describing the responsibilities of the team should be here. Ex.) As an intern in the reader FPGA group, you will gain experience in solving real world problems in FPGA development, while collaborating with cross functional teams.  You will go through the process of designing and implementing hardware updates to our FPGA production platform, as well as verifying the design through simulation and hardware tests.  <h2>What You Will Do:</h2> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Bulleted list of responsibilities that are required of a future hire</li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Check to ensure that the bullets are formatted properly (no gaps, should be single-spaced)</li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Bullets should be fragmented statements and not complete sentences (so no periods at the end)</li> </ul> <h2>What You Will Bring:</h2> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Bulleted list of responsibilities that are required of a future hire</li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Check to ensure that the bullets are formatted properly</li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Bullets should be fragmented statements and not complete sentences (no periods at the end)</li> </ul> <h2>About the Impinj Summer Internship Program: </h2> [CHANGE PROGRAM START AND END DATES] The Impinj Summer Internship Program is designed to provide undergraduate and graduate students with a comprehensive learning experience that goes beyond traditional work assignments. Our program offers a unique blend of professional development, mentorship, and networking opportunities to help interns thrive in their roles and prepare for successful careers. Start date is Monday, June 16 and the program will run 12 weeks. Benefits:  <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Gain exposure to senior leadership and industry insights </li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Receive mentorship and guidance from early-career professionals </li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Build a strong professional network and connect with peers </li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Develop valuable skills through hands-on experience and interactive learning sessions </li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Access to company resources, events, and networking opportunities </li> </ul> The Impinj Summer Internship Program offers a holistic approach to intern development, combining practical work experience with mentorship, leadership engagement, and peer networking opportunities. By participating in this program, interns will not only contribute to meaningful projects but also gain valuable insights, skills, and connections that will support their future career endeavors.  <h2>Compensation & Benefits:</h2> [Review the Total Rewards documentation to find the applicable salary/hourly range for the role. Input where bolded below and delete these instructions before posting live.] The benefits listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Impinj and the country where you work. The typical base pay range for this role across the US is $26.00/hour - $36.00/hour. Individual base pay depends on various factors such as complexity and responsibility of role, job duties, requirements, and relevant experience and skills. Both market wage data and the mid-point of the pay range is reviewed and used as the starting point for all new hire offers. Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time. At Impinj certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, annual bonus and stock. These awards are allocated based on individual performance. In addition, certain roles also have the opportunity to earn sales incentives based on revenue or utilization, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee’s role. US based employees have access to healthcare benefits; a 401(k) plan and company match among others. For a more comprehensive list of US employment benefits, click <a href="https://www.impinj.com/about-us/careers/why-work-at-impinj">here</a>.  <h2>US Export Controls:</h2> This position has access to technologies or data subject to U.S. export control regulations. Under these laws, the release or transfer of export-controlled items or information to individuals who are not classified as "U.S. persons" (as defined by Immigration & Nationality Act) may require prior authorization from the U.S. government. We may require additional documentation related to national identity to determine whether an export compliance license is required for any export-controlled items. This information is requested solely for the purpose of complying with U.S. export control laws and will not be used for other purposes. Learn more about export compliance <a href="https://www.bis.gov/learn-support/export-compliance-programs">here</a>.<div class="content-conclusion"><h2>Why work at Impinj:</h2> Know you’re making a difference. Competitive benefits. Support for remote work or a desk with a view. Weekly Q&A sessions with our executive team. Impinj provides an environment that fosters openness and innovation and is developing technology that delivers a positive impact on the world. Collaboration and teamwork are highly valued, and accomplishments are duly celebrated. We have an open paid time-off policy paired with a respect for work/life balance. Our headquarters is located in Seattle with spectacular views of the Olympics, Lake Union, and Mt Baker, which can be enjoyed from our rooftop deck. Our Brazilian site is in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, at “Tecnopuc,” a technology park that offers a very nice workplace for the development of groundbreaking technologies. Impinj is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.</div>

Key Skills

FPGA DevelopmentHardware DesignSimulationCross Functional CollaborationProblem Solving