GPU & AI Accelerator Hardware Design Undergraduate Intern

Intel Corporation; Toronto; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Intel Corporation offers an undergraduate internship in GPU and AI accelerator hardware design. You will work with experienced engineers on PCB design, power delivery, circuit design, simulation, board bring-up, validation, debugging, and automation.

This role provides hands-on experience across lab measurement, scripting (Python), and firmware interactions while collaborating with cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates are pursuing related engineering degrees, with some hardware design

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mechatronics Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ months of educational or work experience in hardware design and PCB layout, board bring-up, debugging, and electrical measurements.
• Experience with Cadence, Altium, or similar design tools.
• Familiarity with AI acceleration hardware and computing architectures.

Responsibilities

• Support GPU and AI accelerator board and power design from concept through bring-up and validation.
• Assist with PCB schematic design, layout, and BOM development.
• Troubleshoot high-speed board, power, digital and analog design challenges.
• Use tools like Cadence, Sigrity, SIMetrix, MATLAB, or similar for design and analysis.
• Participate in board bring-up, characterization, validation and hardware debug.
• Assist with power delivery evaluation for GPU/AI accelerator designs.
• Develop or improve test methods and use Python or scripting to automate measurements.

Skills

PCB design principles

Electrical measurements

Board bring-up

Python programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Cadence

Altium

Sigrity

SIMetrix

MATLAB

Job description

Job Details: Job Description: The Role and Impact

Are you interested in GPU and AI accelerator hardware and want hands‑on experience designing and bringing new technology to life? As a GPU & AI Accelerator Hardware Design Undergraduate Intern, you will work alongside experienced engineers developing next‑generation GPU and AI accelerator platforms. You will gain practical experience across PCB and board design, power delivery, circuit design, simulation, board bring‑up, validation, debugging, and automation. This internship provides an opportunity to apply concepts learned through coursework, labs, research, and technical projects to real‑world hardware challenges while collaborating with Intel's cross‑functional engineering teams. Intel invests in our people and offers a complete and competitive package of benefits employees and their families through every stage of life.

What You’ll Do

• Support GPU and AI accelerator board and power design from concept through bring‑up and validation.


• Assist with PCB schematic design, layout, component selection, and Bill of Materials (BOM) development.


• Learn to troubleshoot challenges involving high‑speed board, power, digital, and analog design.


• Use engineering and simulation tools such as Cadence, Sigrity, SIMetrix, Mathcad, MATLAB, PowerDC, or similar tools.


• Participate in board bring‑up, characterization, validation, and hardware debug.


• Use laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes and thermal measurement equipment and support soldering/rework activities.


• Assist with evaluating power requirements and power‑delivery solutions for GPU and AI accelerator designs.


• Develop or improve test methods and use Python or other scripting languages to automate measurements and data collection.


• Gain exposure to microcontroller and FPGA firmware design and debugging.


• Collaborate with board, layout, thermal‑mechanical, validation, firmware, software, and other engineering teams.


• Research and evaluate technologies that can improve future hardware designs and engineering processes.

Behavioral traits that we are looking for

• Curiosity and learning agility: Eager to learn new technologies, tools, and hardware‑design concepts.


• Problem‑solving: Uses a structured approach to investigate and troubleshoot technical issues.


• Attention to detail: Carefully evaluates designs, measurements, and test results.


• Collaboration: Works effectively with engineering partners across different disciplines.


• Communication: Clearly shares technical observations, questions, and results.


• Initiative: Takes ownership of assignments and proactively seeks guidance when needed.


• Innovation mindset: Looks for opportunities to improve tools, designs, and processes.


• Proactive mindset: Anticipates needs, identifies potential challenges early, and takes appropriate action without waiting to be asked.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

Candidate must be pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mechatronics Engineering, or other relevant science/engineering related field.

• Candidate must also have 3+ months of educational or work experience with the following:


• Hardware design principles and PCB layout techniques.


• Experience with board bring‑up, debugging tools, and electrical measurements.


• Design software such as Cadence, Altium, or similar tools.


• AI acceleration hardware and computing architectures.

Preferred Qualifications and Experience

• Discrete graphics add‑in cards or mobile discrete graphics systems.


• Knowledge of current leading PC technology.


• Familiar with PC x86 architecture and excellent system level knowledge including CPU processor, multimedia, memory, PCIe, display technologies, power management, 3D graphics.


• Experience in building your own PC and computer hardware.


• Programming skills in Python or similar languages.

Why Join Intel?

Help build the hardware powering the next generation of GPU and AI computing. You'll gain hands‑on experience designing, bringing up, and validating advanced hardware while learning from engineers across board, power, thermal, firmware, and validation disciplines. You'll apply what you've learned in the classroom to real engineering challenges and develop skills that can help launch your career in hardware engineering.

Job Type: Student / Intern Shift

Job Type: Student / Intern Shift: Shift 1 (Canada) Primary Location: Canada, Toronto Additional Locations:

Posting Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Position of Trust N/A

Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in Canada Salary range dependent on a number of factors including location and experience.

Work Model for this Role

This role will require an on‑site presence. * Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.

Canada Accommodation

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