2027 Master's Hardware Design Verification Engineering Co-op/Intern

Job Title

2027 Master's Hardware Design Verification Engineering Co-op/Intern

Role Summary

Work on hardware design verification for AMD machine-intelligence products. The position reports to the verification team and contributes to performance and production validation of integrated hardware/software systems.

Locations: San Jose, CA or Santa Clara, CA. Full-time (40 hrs/week) co-op/intern terms run on scheduled academic calendars (Spring/Summer, Summer, Summer/Fall) in 2027.

Experience Level

Entry-level internship for Master's students; no specific years of professional experience required.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include verification, test development, and system-level validation.

• Develop and execute performance verification test plans, simulation test cases and models.
• Write and maintain scripts and regression flows (Perl, Python, MySQL, PHP as applicable).
• Support debugging and improvement of test cases, verification models, and Verilog/SystemVerilog code.
• Build and run test platforms and perform system-level and production validation testing.
• Profile and improve simulation performance, tools, and team workflows.
• Use software tools to perform low-level hardware/software tests and root-cause analysis.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and logistical requirements for candidates.

• Authorized to work in the United States; this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
• Able to work full time (40 hours/week) on-site or in a hybrid schedule in San Jose or Santa Clara, CA for the internship/co-op term.
• Proficiency with one or more programming/scripting languages: Python, Perl, C/C++, Shell.
• Experience with Verilog and SystemVerilog and fundamentals of digital logic (FSMs, timing, registers, flops).
• Experience developing and debugging in Linux/Unix and Windows environments.
• Familiarity with system-level hardware/software design and debugging tools.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with UVM-based verification methodologies.
• Familiarity with MySQL/PHP-based regression flows, simulation performance tuning, or lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters).
• Understanding of analog/digital transistor device behavior and PC/hardware assembly.

Education Requirements

Candidates should be currently enrolled in a U.S.-based Master's program in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field. The posting also references undergraduate and PhD students in the company internship program broadly, but this specific role targets Master's students.

About the Company

Company: Advanced Micro Devices

Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California, USA

Advanced Micro Devices, or AMD, is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures microprocessors, graphics processors, and related technologies for a variety of computing devices. Known for pushing the boundaries of innovation, AMD's mission is to deliver high-performance computing solutions for AI, data centers, gaming, and embedded applications. They foster a collaborative, inclusive culture focused on creativity and problem-solving, aiming to drive progress and excellence in technology.