2027 Undergrad Hadware 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. Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or bringing leading-edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger—technology that moves the world forward.

About the role

We are seeking a highly motivated Hardware Design Verification engineering intern/co-op to join our team and work toward the design, build, and delivery of AMD’s high-end Machine Intelligence products. As an intern or co-op, you’ll be placed at the epicenter of the AI ecosystem, working alongside experts and industry pioneers. You’ll do important work, learn new skills, expand your network, and gain real-world experience on projects that impact millions of end-users worldwide.

This role requires full-time work (40 hours a week) in either a hybrid or onsite work structure throughout the duration of the co-op/intern term. Locations: Austin, TX; Boxborough, MA; Fort Collins, CO; Longmont, CO; Fishkill, NY; Rochester, NY; Secaucus, NJ.

Schedule

• Spring/Summer Co-op: January 25, 2027 – August 13, 2027
• Summer Internship (Semester Students): May 24, 2027 – August 13, 2027
• Summer Internship (Quarter Students): June 21, 2027 – September 10, 2027
• Summer/Fall Co-op (Semester Students): May 24, 2027 – December 10, 2027
• Summer/Fall Co-op (Quarter Students): June 21, 2027 – December 10, 2027

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.
• Production validation tasks, testing integrated hardware and software functionalities to ensure problem-free production.
• Use software and other tools to engage in low-level testing of hardware/software features, debugging technical issues, and identifying 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

If you have knowledge or experience with any of the following technical skills (or related areas) and are enthusiastic about this role, we strongly encourage you to apply:

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

Benefits

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