Software Developer Intern - 3D Printing

Location: Sant Cugat del Valles, Barcelona, Spain

Department: Your Privacy

About the Role

HP Barcelona is at the forefront of 3D printing innovation, developing leading-edge printers for global markets. Join our multidisciplinary R&D team as a Software Developer Intern - 3D Printing in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain. This role offers hands-on experience in a high-tech, international environment, contributing to tools that analyze and manage 3D data models for printing. You'll focus on performance evaluation, complexity assessment, and mesh error detection, driving HP's customer-centric advancements in additive manufacturing technology. Your key objective is to enhance the 3D printing pipeline by analyzing firmware components in front-end and back-end workflows, understanding firmware dependencies, and developing a Python framework for offline compilation and execution. This enables rapid prototyping and R&D experimentation. You'll also perform performance analyses and explore hardware acceleration like GPU, optimizing pipelines for efficiency and innovation in HP's world-class 3D printing solutions. HP's legendary culture emphasizes collaboration, innovation, and every voice mattering. As an intern, you'll access paid opportunities, flexible hybrid work, on-site sports facilities, networking events, and free printing workshops. Operating in 170+ countries, HP provides unparalleled growth in a supportive community where technology reshapes the world. If you're proactive, technically driven, and passionate about 3D printing, apply to launch your career at HP Inc.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze and identify firmware pipeline components in the current 3D printing front-end and back-end workflows
• Understand dependencies with the firmware development environment
• Evaluate alternatives for building components in a host environment
• Develop a Python framework for compilation and execution of 3D pipeline components offline
• Enable rapid prototyping and R&D experimentation through the developed framework
• Define and execute performance analyses of the 3D data pipeline
• Identify potential hardware acceleration technologies such as GPU
• Contribute to tools for analysis, management, performance evaluation, complexity assessment, and detection of mesh errors in 3D models
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary R&D team on 3D printing innovations
• Support optimization efforts in the 3D printing pipeline area

Required Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field at a university in Spain, remaining enrolled until the end of the internship
• Available to start the internship in February 2026 and continue until June–July 2026
• Strong programming skills in C++ and/or Python
• Familiarity with Linux and Windows operating systems
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to work effectively in a team
• Self-organized, responsible, and able to manage tasks independently
• Fluency in English

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with 3D data models, mesh processing, or graphics pipelines
• Knowledge of firmware development environments or hardware acceleration technologies (e.g., GPU)
• Prior exposure to performance optimization in software pipelines
• Familiarity with 3D printing workflows or related technologies
• Experience in rapid prototyping or R&D experimentation

Required Skills

• C++ programming
• Python programming
• Linux operating systems
• Windows operating systems
• Analytical thinking
• Problem-solving
• Team collaboration
• Independent task management
• Adaptability in dynamic environments
• Performance analysis
• Firmware pipeline understanding
• Hardware acceleration (e.g., GPU)
• 3D data model processing
• Mesh error detection
• Rapid prototyping
• R&D experimentation
• English fluency
• Self-organization

Benefits

• Paid internship with flexible part-time (4h/day) or full-time (8h/day) schedule for 6-12 months
• Hybrid work style option with office-based flexibility
• Lunch provided in the cafeteria
• Access to on-site sports center including gym, squash, tennis, basketball courts, and 25+ coordinated activities like HIIT, yoga
• NextGen employee network with regular fun events
• Free printing happy hour and hands-on workshops with latest technology including 3D printing
• International community with growth opportunities, professional development resources, and networking
• Inclusive culture fostering innovation and customer-centric impact at HP Inc.

HP Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.