Circuit Validation Engineer Intern - 2027
NVIDIAJob Title
Circuit Validation Engineer Intern - 2027
Role Summary
Join NVIDIA's Silicon Co-Design Group (SCG) as an intern focused on post-silicon circuit validation and characterization for next-generation GPU ASICs. The role supports chip bring-up, hardware characterization, and automation of test and analysis workflows.
This is a hands-on engineering internship working closely with chip and board designers to validate hardware performance, power, yield, and readiness for production.
Experience Level
Entry-level internship. Intended for students currently pursuing graduate-level studies (Master's or PhD); prior lab or silicon bring-up experience is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include post-silicon validation, data collection, and automation to support productization.
- Perform new chip bring-up and characterize next-generation GPU ASICs in post-silicon.
- Collaborate with chip and board designers to verify hardware meets design objectives and production requirements.
- Develop tools to automate product definitions, data collection, test execution, and results analysis.
- Analyze pre-production silicon for performance, power, yield, and quality; correlate results with simulations.
- Define and implement post-silicon methodologies; provide design feedback based on silicon behavior.
- Develop secure, traceable AI-assisted workflows for analysis, debug, and methodology automation with human oversight.
Requirements
Skills and experience expected for successful candidates.
- Must-have: Hands-on experience with silicon bring-up, frequency and power characterization, and tester-to-system/simulation correlation.
- Must-have: Practical lab experience with oscilloscopes, multimeters, data-acquisition systems (DAQ), and other test equipment.
- Must-have: Strong problem-solving, data analysis, and collaboration skills.
- Must-have: Programming or scripting experience (examples: Perl, C/C++, Python, MATLAB).
- Nice-to-have: Experience with Power Integrity and Signal Integrity simulation and correlation with schematic/PCB design.
- Nice-to-have: Familiarity with AI agents, retrieval-augmented generation, LLM benchmarking, and engineering workflow automation.
- Nice-to-have: Record of technical innovation such as shipped tools, debug systems, patents, or publications.
- Knowledge areas: MOSFETs, LDOs, DC/DC converters, filters, digital design, timing and fault analysis, sampling, and computer architecture.
Education Requirements
Pursuing a Master’s or PhD degree in Microelectronics, Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering/Computer Science, or related technical fields.
About the Company
Company: NVIDIA
Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, USA
NVIDIA is a global leader in accelerated computing, renowned for its innovative solutions in AI and digital twins that transform diverse industries. The company specializes in networking technologies, providing end-to-end InfiniBand and Ethernet solutions for servers and storage that optimize performance and scalability. NVIDIA serves sectors such as high-performance computing, enterprise data centers, and cloud computing, constantly reinventing its products and services to stay ahead in the market.
