Summer 2027 Long-Term Hardware Design Engineering Intern / Co-op

Job Title

Summer 2027 Long-Term Hardware Design Engineering Intern / Co-op

Role Summary

Work on hardware design and delivery for AMD's high-end machine intelligence products. The intern will contribute to RTL development, physical design verification, memory-interface simulation, and chip-level integration tasks within a hardware design team.

This role is full-time (37.5 hrs/week) and requires an onsite or hybrid presence at the Markham, Ontario site for the duration of the co-op/intern term.

Experience Level

Entry-level — student intern/co-op. Targeted at current university students (undergraduate or graduate) participating in a co-op or internship program.

Responsibilities

Typical assignments include a mix of RTL, verification, and physical design tasks:

• Collaborate with design engineers on physical design verification and implementation for ASICs.
• Perform memory-interface simulation (e.g., GDDR7, HBM, UCIE).
• Develop and modify RTL (Verilog); participate in synthesis with timing-driven placement and design-for-power.
• Assist with floorplanning, power and clock distribution, block/chip place & route, EM/IR analysis, timing closure, and static timing analysis.
• Support logical equivalence checks, RTL clocking analysis, static power analysis, and design-for-test (DFT) activities.
• Build verification/test models and libraries using SystemVerilog, UVM, and C++ as required.

Requirements

Core technical skills and environment expectations. Education requirements are listed below under "Education Requirements."

• Hands-on experience with Verilog or VHDL and basic digital/logic design concepts (VLSI fundamentals).
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix environments and scripting (Python, TCL, Perl, shell); C/C++ or MATLAB experience is useful.
• Understanding of ASIC design flow, physical design (PD) processes, and synthesis concepts.
• Exposure to memory interfaces, chip-to-chip interconnects, or embedded hardware is beneficial.
• Preferred: experience with UVM/SystemVerilog verification methodologies, DFT, and familiarity with timing closure and static timing analysis.
• Interest in machine learning or semiconductor device physics is a plus.

Education Requirements

Currently enrolled as a university student. The posting specifically requests students enrolled in a Canada-based bachelor's degree program majoring in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field. The listing also indicates AMD internships are open to undergraduate 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.