Hardware Product Sprint (APAC)

Google's Hardware Product Sprint (HPS) will introduce you to the product development process for consumer electronics by challenging you to design and build your own product. Our program will cover:

• Courses that identify some of the fundamentals of engineering that appear often in the consumer electronics space including microcontrollers, PCB design, assembly, and testing.
• Materials, resources, and tools to design, ideate, and work together to build a prototype of consumer product.
• A Google Hardware Engineer mentor who will serve as your product advisor over the course of the 12 weeks.
• Opportunities to interact with Google Hardware engineers from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines.
• A group of 3-5 peers who you’ll collaborate with and bounce ideas off of in order to build out your individual products.
• Exposure and insight into Google’s internship programs and technical career opportunities.

Students from all college institutions, and students who identify with a group that is historically underrepresented in the technology industry are encouraged to apply.

This application is intended for candidates that will be located in Taiwan during the program. If you do not meet this requirement, please consider applying for international opportunities on our careers site.

To apply, students must meet the following minimum qualifications at the start of the program:

• For the 2021-2022 academic year, be enrolled as either a:
  • first year student in a Master’s degree program, or,
  • senior in a four year BA/BS program that intends to pursue a Master’s degree.
• At least 20 years of age by the beginning of the program
• Will participate in the virtual program from Taiwan.
• Pursuing a technical degree in any of the following areas of study:
• Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Product Design.