Summer Internship: AI-Based Anomaly Detection for Logical Attack Detection (m/f/d)

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Are you excited about applying machine learning to real-world security problems at the intersection of AI and hardware? Join our team for a hands-on summer internship where you will help co-build a prototype for AI-based anomaly detection targeting logical attacks. This internship offers the opportunity to work close to real hardware, data, and modern machine learning pipelines in an applied innovation and development environment.

What You Will Work On:

As part of our innovation team, you will actively contribute to building and evaluating an AI-based Anomaly Detection prototype for Cybersecurity. Your tasks will include both experimental and software-focused activities:

Data Acquisition

• Sample runtime and system information from development boards using a tracing probe
• Prepare and structure the collected data for further processing and analysis

Data Pipeline & Model Development

• Work on the data pipeline for model training
• Train and evaluate anomaly detection models using an existing ML framework
• Analyze model performance and iterate on improvements

Evaluation & Benchmarking

• Benchmark the developed solution against existing approaches and reference solutions
• Document results and contribute to performance comparisons and evaluations

This internship allows you to experience how machine learning models are built, trained, and validated using data originating directly from hardware platforms.

Your Profile:

You are a motivated student with an interest in machine learning, security, and hardware-oriented systems, currently pursuing studies in fields such as Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Security, Embedded Systems, or a related discipline.

Skills that help you shine:

• Knowledge of machine learning frameworks
• Programming experience in Python
• Comfortable working in a Linux environment
• Interest in working with hardware and development boards
• Curiosity, analytical thinking, and a structured working style
• Good English skills (spoken and written)

Availability: Full-time for 2-3 months between June and September 2026

The minimum salary for this position is EUR 2.100- gross/month for full-time equivalent at NXP Austria.

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About Us

Attractive career opportunities at an innovative & international market leader!

As a globally leading semiconductor company in secure communication solutions, NXP drives innovation in automotive technology, industrial & IoT, mobile devices, and communication infrastructure, fostering a more sustainable future with its solutions. The company employs approximately 34,000 people in more than 30 countries, achieving a revenue of 13.28 billion US dollars in 2023.

The NXP site in Gratkorn, north of Graz, employs over 750 highly qualified experts from over 50 nations and is a competence center for secure, contactless identification systems in the automotive sector, Internet of Things, and the security sector. NXP prioritizes the well-being of its employees to ensure they can contribute and develop their know-how to the fullest. Mutual trust, fairness, respect, and fun at work characterize the working atmosphere. Five consecutive Leading Employer Awards, recognition as a family-friendly company, and the EqualitA Award underline this.