Intern - Pen Health & Servicing Development Engineer

About the role

HP's Writing Systems team delivers print quality, reliability and customer experience across HP Inkjet products. As a College Intern, you will work on Pen Health technologies that keep printhead nozzles ready throughout the printer's life, contributing to the development and optimisation of printhead servicing algorithms. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams in Writing Systems, Mechanical, Firmware, Data Science and Systems Engineering.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and optimise Pen Health servicing algorithms for HP inkjet printers.
• Analyse nozzle health data to evaluate actions such as priming, wiping, spitting and recovery routines.
• Evaluate servicing performance under different customer usage models and environmental conditions.
• Build data analysis tools and models to assess servicing efficiency, nozzle recovery and print quality.
• Investigate ways to reduce maintenance ink consumption while keeping nozzle health robust.
• Validate algorithms through controlled experiments and printer testing.
• Write scripts and tools for automated processing and visualisation of Pen Health test results.
• Analyse large datasets from laboratory and life-cycle testing, applying statistical analysis and machine learning where applicable.

Required profile

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical/Mechatronics Engineering (prioritised) or a related engineering discipline.
• Able to commit to a 5-6 month full-time internship starting in January 2027.
• Strong programming skills in Python or similar languages.
• Good analytical and problem-solving abilities, and strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Interest in printer technologies, reliability engineering and customer-focused product development.

Required skills

• Knowledge of machine learning, data analytics or statistical modelling.
• Experience handling large datasets and developing engineering analysis tools.