2027 Masters Hardware Design Verification Engineering Intern/Co-op

At AMD, we believe technology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMD is shaping the future. As an AMD intern or co-op, you’ll work alongside experts and industry pioneers on projects that impact millions of end-users worldwide, gaining real-world experience at the epicenter of the AI ecosystem.

About the role

We are seeking a highly motivated Hardware Design Verification engineering intern/co-op to join our team and contribute to the design, build, and delivery of AMD’s high-end Machine Intelligence products.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior engineers and/or designers to build and complete performance verification test plans, simulation test cases, and models
• Write scripts related to tracking and managing compute resources using Perl/Python
• Test regression flows written in Perl/Python/MySQL/PHP to support project development
• Review new tools, processes, and options to improve simulation performance, team efficiency, and reduction of duplication
• Support debugging, improving test cases/models, and Verilog/SystemVerilog coding
• Build test platforms and perform system-level testing
• Engage in production validation tasks, testing integrated hardware and software functionalities to ensure problem-free production
• Use software and other tools to perform low-level testing of hardware/software features, debug technical issues, and identify root causes

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a United States-based university in a Bachelor’s program majoring in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field

Skills

• Programming languages and scripts such as C++, Python, C, Perl, Shell, or UVM
• Verilog and SystemVerilog
• Good understanding of digital systems and computer organization
• Experience building a PC from individual components, installing OS/drivers, basic network configuration, or working with graphic cards, CPUs, or APUs
• System-level hardware and software design
• Development and debugging in Linux, Unix, or Windows environments
• Fundamentals of logic design (FSM, gates, registers, flops, timing, HDL)
• Understanding of analog and digital transistor device behavior
• Experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, voltmeters, logic analyzers, or multimeters

Schedule

• Spring/Summer Co-op: January 15, 2027 – August 13, 2027 (full-time, 40 hours per week)
• Summer Internship (Semester Students): May 24, 2027 – August 13, 2027 (full-time, 40 hours per week)
• Summer Internship (Quarter Students): June 21, 2027 – September 10, 2027 (full-time, 40 hours per week)
• Summer/Fall Co-op (Semester Students): May 24, 2027 – December 10, 2027 (full-time, 40 hours per week)
• Summer/Fall Co-op (Quarter Students): June 21, 2027 – December 10, 2027 (full-time, 40 hours per week)

This role requires the student to work in either a hybrid or onsite work structure at one of the following locations: Austin, TX; Boxborough, MA; Fort Collins, CO; Longmont, CO; Fishkill, NY; Rochester, NY; or Secaucus, NJ.

Benefits

AMD offers a range of benefits for interns and co-ops. For more details, visit AMD benefits at a glance.