Silicon Validation Intern, BS - Summer 2027
Core
Intern validating high-performance switching silicon and system-level solutions for AI and cloud data center racks.
Role type
Intern, silicon validation engineer
Builds
Reliable, high-bandwidth, low-latency switch products for data infrastructure
Domain
Semiconductor / Data Center Networking
Required skills
digital logic, computer architecture, high-speed I/O (SerDes, PCIe, Ethernet), lab equipment operation (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, BERTs), Python scripting, hardware bring-up, test plan execution
Preferred skills
PCIe/Ethernet interface layers (PHY, PCS, MAC), emulation/simulation environments, board schematic reading, signal integrity concepts (eye diagrams, jitter, BER)
Responsibilities
Develop and execute test plans for switch chip validation, run unit tests on hardware and firmware, collect and analyze high-speed signal data, debug silicon and hardware issues, write scripts to automate test workflows, document results and present findings
Seniority
Intern
