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Comcast Comcast Hardware Test and Validation Intern in Downingtown, Pennsylvania

Make your mark at Comcast -- a Fortune 30 global media and technology company. From the connectivity and platforms we provide, to the content and experiences we create, we reach hundreds of millions of customers, viewers, and guests worldwide. Become part of our award-winning technology team that turns big ideas into cutting-edge products, platforms, and solutions that our customers love. We create space to innovate, and we recognize, reward, and invest in your ideas, while ensuring you can proudly bring your authentic self to the workplace. Join us. You’ll do the best work of your career right here at Comcast. (In most cases, Comcast prefers to have employees on-site collaborating unless the team has been designated as virtual due to the nature of their work. If a position is listed with both office locations and virtual offerings, Comcast may be willing to consider candidates who live greater than 100 miles from the office for the remote option.)

Job Summary

This job code is to be used for internships and co-ops. It is not to be used for temporary or contract workers.

Job Description

Program Overview

Discover opportunities designed to set your career in motion! The Comcast internship/co-op program will help you cultivate meaningful relationships, develop strong interpersonal and business skills, gain exposure to the day-to-day operations of a Fortune 40 media and technology company, and receive mentorship opportunities to expand your professional network.

This program immerses students into the daily operation of a contemporary media and technology company while working side-by-side with Comcast’s top innovators. The student becomes an integral part of the Comcast team working on creative, innovative, and thought-provoking projects within various business units.

Organization & Team Overview

Comcast’s Technology, Product & Experience (TPX) organization works at the intersection of media and technology. Our innovative teams are continually developing and delivering products that transform the customer experience. These products include customer premise equipment such as WIFI gateways, DOCSIS 4 modems, entertainment, and home security. Additionally, the products include network equipment from the connection to the home to optical transport that connects our data centers.

The X-Labs Test and Strategy team plays a critical role in TPX where both customer premise and network equipment come through our lab for physical and environmental (P&E) evaluation to ensure performance and reliability.

X-Labs engineers are positioned between the device manufacturers and Comcast hardware teams. We work with design and test engineers, product owners, field operations partners, and a diverse group of subject matter experts.  The X-Labs team is a diverse collection of electrical engineers, physicists, network engineers, software programmers, and quality assurance engineers from all walks of life.  We’re a group of experienced technical minds who are at the front of validating products before deployment to our network and to our customers.

Role Description

As a Hardware Test and Validation Engineer Intern on the X-Labs Test and Strategy team, you will take part in testing of new technologies that Comcast is launching. The X-Labs Test and Strategy team is a small and fast-moving team of world-class experts that supports a very diverse range of products that span technical disciplines in RF, digital, high-speed data, IP, video, electromagnetic compatibility, mechanical, safety, etc. We are a team that thrives on big challenges, results, quality, and agility.

What are some interesting problems the student will work on?

In your role, you will bridge the gap between product development and deployment.  Ensure that new devices perform reliably under environmental conditions that range from Arizona to Denver to Alaska. Identify defects, perform root cause analysis following the 8D process, develop Labview programs to automate testing and data collection. Work on energy solutions to help the company achieve carbon neutrality roles. Research power backup solutions that are more energy efficient and reliable for our outside plant.

Where can this student make an impact?

X-Labs is continuously working on new technologies and products to be deployed into Comcast. You will work with other senior engineers to guide you in your work. Our project management system shows how each of your assigned tasks contributes to the overall project completion. You will also participate in the review process to get an understanding of how products go from inception to reach the customer’s homes.

Job Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Test automation

  • QA testing

  • Root cause analysis

  • Provide research assistance to leadership for new technologies or designs

  • Use formal process and tools to manage projects and tasks

  • Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Preferred Skills

The following are skills that will be useful. As an intern, you are not required to be an expert on this. Instead, you will have an opportunity to develop and learn these skills:

  • Test automation with LabView

  • Circuit analysis, schematic and gerber review

  • Benchtop laboratory equipment such as programmable power supplies, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, vector signal generators, vector network analyzers

  • Preferred Majors: Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Minimum Qualifications and Eligibility Requirements

  • Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree from a United States-based college or university

  • Rising Junior or Rising Senior only (must have a graduation date between Winter 2025- Spring 2027)

  • Returning to degree-program (for at least a semester) after the completion of the summer internship (meaning, student must be returning to school for Fall 2025 semester before graduating)

  • Available to work 40 hours per week over the course of the summer program- June 2 through August 15, 2025

  • Authorized to work in the United States with no current or future sponsorship needs

  • Available to report in-person to the work location on the job posting (unless virtual offering)

  • Comcast is an Affirmative Action/EEO employer M/F/D/V

Comcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Salary:

Base Pay: $32.00

The application window is 30 days from the date job is posted, unless the number of applicants requires it to close sooner or later.

Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That’s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality – to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary (https://jobs.comcast.com/benefits) on our careers site for more details.

Relevant Work Experience

0-2 Years

Job Family Group: Functional Operations

Intern Rotational: Intern

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