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Intern - Design Verification Infrastructure Engineer, Platform

SiFive
August 04, 2026
Internship
On-site
Santa Clara, California, United States
EDA Jobs, Level - Entry or Early Career

Job Title

Intern - Design Verification Infrastructure Engineer, Platform

Role Summary

Join SiFive's Design Verification Infrastructure team to build and maintain a common Verification Platform used across the company. The role focuses on developing platform libraries, tooling, and integrations that accelerate design verification and validation workflows.

Experience Level

Entry-level (Internship).

Responsibilities

Work with the Platform Technologies and Design Verification teams to design, implement, and support verification platform components and workflows.

  • Architect, develop, and maintain the Verification Platform to scale with company verification needs.
  • Implement new functionality in Chisel and CIRCT to support platform libraries and tools.
  • Develop Scala/Chisel libraries for expressing verification intent: test harnesses, stimulus generators, scoreboards, and related generators.
  • Build Python libraries and tools to query design metadata and verification intent from specs and generated sources.
  • Create end-to-end tools and methodologies to support verification and validation flows.
  • Document and train verification teams on platform best practices and usage.

Requirements

Key qualifications and practical skills required or preferred for the role.

  • Must-have: Software engineering experience in at least one compiled language and one scripting language.
  • Must-have: Understanding of modern software engineering practices (version control, testing, CI/CD).
  • Must-have: Experience deploying software systems into production or production-like environments.
  • Nice-to-have: Experience with Chisel, CIRCT, and/or MLIR.
  • Nice-to-have: Experience with systems software such as compilers, databases, or operating systems.
  • Nice-to-have: Familiarity with EDA tools and typical design verification flows.

Education Requirements

Not specified.


About the Company

Company: SiFive

Headquarters: San Mateo, California, United States

SiFive is a pioneering company in the RISC-V ecosystem, focused on transforming the future of computing by delivering high-performance, data-intensive RISC-V solutions. Their compute platforms empower leading technology firms to innovate across various markets, including AI, machine learning, and automotive sectors. SiFive is recognized for its commitment to ongoing innovation and fostering collaboration among talented teams, impacting lives by enabling advanced chip design.

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Date Posted: 2026-08-04