Summer 2027 Long Term Hardware Design Verification Engineering Intern/Co-Op

Job Title

Summer 2027 Long Term Hardware Design Verification Engineering Intern/Co-Op

Role Summary

Internship on AMD's hardware design verification team supporting verification and testing of high-end machine intelligence products. The role reports to senior engineers and contributes to simulation, verification flows, and system-level validation.

Experience Level

Entry-level internship (student/co-op). Intended for current university students; typical for undergraduates.

Responsibilities

Work with the verification team to build, run, and improve verification activities and system validation.

• Collaborate with senior engineers to develop and execute performance verification test plans and simulation test cases.
• Write and maintain scripts for test automation and resource tracking (Perl, Python, shell).
• Support test regression flows involving scripting and databases (Perl/Python/MySQL/PHP).
• Debug and improve simulation test cases, models, and HDL code (Verilog/SystemVerilog).
• Build and use test platforms to perform system-level and production validation testing.
• Evaluate tools and processes to improve simulation performance and team efficiency.

Requirements

Key requirements and desirable skills for successful candidates.

• Must-have: Available full-time (37.5 hrs/week) for the full co-op/intern term and able to work onsite or hybrid in Markham, ON.
• Must-have: Strong fundamentals in digital systems and computer organization; basics of logic design (FSMs, timing, registers, flops).
• Preferred / Nice-to-have: Experience with scripting and programming (Python, Perl, C, C++, shell).
• Preferred / Nice-to-have: Experience or familiarity with Verilog/SystemVerilog and UVM.
• Preferred / Nice-to-have: Development and debugging experience in Linux/Unix/Windows environments and system-level hardware/software integration.
• Preferred / Nice-to-have: Familiarity with building PCs, basic network configuration, and GPU/CPU/APU hardware concepts.
• Preferred / Nice-to-have: Basic understanding of transistor/device behavior.

Education Requirements

Currently enrolled in a Canada-based university in a Bachelor's degree program (Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field).

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.