ASIC Intern

Job Title

ASIC Intern

Role Summary

Internship on the HPE Aruba ASIC development team based in Roseville, CA. The role supports ASIC Post-Si verification and related development activities, contributing a summer project used in current or future ASIC efforts.

Work is hybrid with an average requirement of two days per week onsite at an HPE office; assignments will align to student skills and business needs.

Experience Level

Entry-level intern for university students; suitable for students who have completed at least the 3rd year of an engineering degree program.

Responsibilities

Typical intern responsibilities include project work across ASIC development and verification under senior engineering guidance.

• Execute a defined summer project that supports ASIC development activities.
• Perform tasks in RTL/physical design, pre-silicon verification, and post-silicon verification as assigned.
• Develop and maintain scripts/tools to support verification and test workflows.
• Support formal verification activities and silicon bring-up/testing when applicable.
• Create schedule breakdowns, test documentation, and engineering reports.
• Collaborate with senior ASIC/VLSI engineers and cross-functional team members to debug and validate designs.

Requirements

Key technical and interpersonal requirements. Education requirements are listed separately below.

Must-have:

• Basic programming or scripting knowledge (examples: Verilog, SystemVerilog, Python, Perl, Tcl, C, C++).
• Practical experience or coursework in hardware design or digital logic.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical skills, and attention to detail.
• Good verbal and written communication skills and ability to work in a team environment.
• High motivation and a demonstrated interest in semiconductor/ASIC technology.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with formal verification, silicon debug, or verification tool development.
• Prior exposure to RTL/physical design flows or lab-based silicon bring-up.

Education Requirements

Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field. Applicants should be actively enrolled in their university/college and typically have completed at least the 3rd year of their engineering program. Interns usually work during school breaks; some full-time students may be eligible for part-time internship work during the academic year in select locations.

About the Company

Company: Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Headquarters: Spring, TX, United States

Global enterprise technology company delivering hybrid cloud, edge-to-cloud platforms, servers, storage, networking, and IT services to help organizations build, run, and secure applications and infrastructure at scale.