PD Intern

Etched
San Jose
Workplace: OnsiteInternshipFunction: Healthcare (Clinical, Medical, Wellness)Skills: ["SystemVerilog","UVM","Python","Verification","Physical design","RTL","ASIC","SoC"]

Hands-on hardware internship focused on realizing front-end designs in silicon, developing and running Physical Design flows to synthesize blocks, automating final design checks, and informing RTL design decisions for Etched’s AI-focused ASICs. You’ll work closely with world-class engineers in San Jose on real-world silicon projects, gaining mentorship and exposure to cutting-edge transformer-driven hardware.

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6 months ago

PD Intern

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Job Summary

Hands-on hardware internship focused on realizing front-end designs in silicon, developing and running Physical Design flows to synthesize blocks, automating final design checks, and informing RTL design decisions for Etched’s AI-focused ASICs. You’ll work closely with world-class engineers in San Jose on real-world silicon projects, gaining mentorship and exposure to cutting-edge transformer-driven hardware.
Location: San Jose
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Internship
Job Function: Healthcare (Clinical, Medical, Wellness)

Key Responsibilities

  • •Realize front-end designs in silicon and contribute to improving iteration speed to final sign-off.
  • •Develop and run Physical Design flows to synthesize blocks and automate final design checks.
  • •Advise RTL design decisions based on PD results and verification feedback.
  • •Collaborate with RTL, verification, and PD teams to ensure design correctness and timing.
  • •Learn quickly about transformers and other aspects of modern artificial intelligence to apply to hardware design.

Key Requirements

  • •Progress towards a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field.
  • •Familiarity with high-speed digital logic
  • •Exposure to ASIC or SoC design concepts
  • •Familiarity with SystemVerilog, UVM, or Python
  • •Familiarity with verification work and writing test benches
Experience:TransformersAIASICSoCRTL
Skills:SystemVerilogUVMPythonVerificationPhysical designRTLASICSoC
Tech Stack:SystemVerilogUVMPythonRTLASICSoCPD flows

Company Brief

Etched
Designs transformer‑specialized AI inference ASICs (product: Sohu) to accelerate large‑language‑model workloads, working with TSMC for fabrication and targeting energy‑efficient inference performance.
Industry: Hardware Devices
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Early Stage Startup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series A
Headquarters: San Jose, United States
Founded: 2022
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