Short Term 2027 Hardware Design Engineering Intern/Co-Op

Job Title

Short Term 2027 Hardware Design Engineering Intern/Co-Op

Role Summary

Hands-on hardware design intern/co-op supporting physical implementation, RTL and verification for AMD machine-intelligence ASIC products. You will work with design engineers on physical design verification, memory interface simulation and chip-to-chip interconnect tasks.

This is a short-term full-time student role in Markham that provides practical ASIC and verification experience on production-oriented projects.

Experience Level

Entry-level internship / co-op for enrolled students. No specific years of professional experience required.

Responsibilities

The intern will join a hardware design team and contribute to implementation, verification and analysis tasks across the physical and RTL domains.

• Work full time (37.5 hrs/week) during the assigned co-op/intern term. Available terms include Winter, Summer, Fall with 4- or 8-month options in 2027.
• Collaborate with design engineers on physical design verification and implementation for ASICs.
• Perform memory-interface simulation (e.g., GDDR7, HBM, UCIE) and related validation.
• Contribute to discrete and embedded hardware products and chip-to-chip interconnect work.
• Participate in RTL design and development using Verilog.
• Synthesis with timing-driven placement and design-for-power (DFP) activities.
• Support floorplanning, power/clock distribution, block/chip place & route, EM/IR analysis, static timing analysis and timing closure.
• Perform logical-equivalence checks, RTL clocking analysis, static power analysis and design-for-test (DFT) tasks as assigned.
• Develop test libraries and verification models using SystemVerilog/UVM and C++ as part of training and assigned work.

Requirements

Technical skills and tools expected or recommended for successful contribution. Education specifics are listed separately below.

• Must-have (recommended): Fundamentals of digital/logic circuits and VLSI; experience with Verilog or VHDL; familiarity with Linux/Unix; basic scripting (Python, Shell, TCL) and familiarity with RTL/synthesis concepts.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with SystemVerilog/UVM, C/C++, MATLAB; physical design process (floorplanning, P&R, timing closure, EM/IR); memory interface experience (GDDR7, HBM, UCIE); semiconductor device physics; ASIC design and DFT; web/back-end (Ruby on Rails, MySQL) exposure.

Education Requirements

Currently enrolled in a Canada-based university program. The posting specifically requests candidates in a Bachelor's program majoring in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field. The employer's intern program also references participation by undergraduates and PhD students in general.

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.