Internship - Semiconductor Engineering

Kandou AI; Dortmund; Vor Ort; EUR 13.000 - 20.000; Teilzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Hands-on project exposure

International environment

Zusammenfassung

Kandou AI is offering a 6‑month internship in Dortmund, North Rhine‑Westphalia, Germany, within our Engineering Team. MSc students will gain exposure to digital design, verification, physical design, and analog/mixed-signal topics while contributing to real semiconductor projects.

You’ll work with SystemVerilog, VHDL, UVM, and scripting in a collaborative, international setting, with potential extension based on performance.

Qualifikationen

• Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in a relevant field in the Dortmund area.
• Fundamental knowledge in digital design, RTL, or analog/mixed-signal design is expected.
• Strong documentation and analytical skills are required.

Aufgaben

• Assist in Digital Design activities including RTL and SystemVerilog work.
• Contribute to verification environments and functional tests.
• Support physical design tasks like floorplanning and place-and-route.
• Develop automation scripts and perform data analysis.

Kenntnisse

Digital design

RTL

Digital verification

SystemVerilog

VHDL

UVM

Python scripting

Data analysis

Ausbildung

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree completed

Tools

Cadence Innovus

Synopsys ICC2

SPICE

Cadence Virtuoso

Jobbeschreibung

Kandou is redefining AI infrastructure through innovative interconnect technologies that significantly reduce power consumption while maintaining high bandwidth and ultra-low latency. Our mission is to make AI systems more scalable, efficient, and accessible.

We currently have internship openings in our Engineering Team for MSc students in Dortmund - North Rhine-Westphalia - Germany and the surrounding area, offering a 6-month term with the possibility of extension, in the following areas:

Your Responsibilities

• Digital Design

• Support the RTL design of digital circuits using SystemVerilog or VHDL.

• Contribute to the development, analysis, and optimization of digital logic.

• Support synthesis flows and evaluate synthesis results.

• Digital Verification

• Develop and maintain verification environments using SystemVerilog and UVM.

• Create and execute functional tests.

• Support the implementation of SystemVerilog Assertions.

• Physical Design

• Support floorplanning, place-and-route, and design implementation activities.

• Contribute to Static Timing Analysis tasks.

• Develop automation and data-analysis scripts.

• Analog Design

• Support the development and analysis of analog and mixed-signal circuits.

• Contribute to SPICE-based circuit simulations.

• Support high-speed SerDes, PLL, or related connectivity design activities.

Your Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Master's degree program in Dortmund- North Rhine-Westphalia-Germany and the surrounding area in Electrical Engineering, Microelectronics, Telecommunications Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related field, with a completed Bachelor's degree.

• Basic knowledge in at least one of: digital design & RTL, digital verification, physical design, or analog/mixed-signal design.

• Structured, analytical, and detail-oriented working style with clear documentation skills.

Preferred Additional Skills

Depending on your area of assignment, the following are a plus:

• Digital: SystemVerilog, VHDL, UVM, SystemVerilog Assertions, or formal verification.

• Physical Design: Static Timing Analysis, CDC analysis, floorplanning/place-and-route, Cadence Innovus or Synopsys ICC2.

• Analog: SPICE simulation, Cadence Virtuoso, high-speed SerDes or PLL design.

• General: Python, Tcl, or Perl scripting; version-control systems and automated development flows.

What We Offer

• Hands-on exposure to real semiconductor and connectivity projects, working closely with experienced engineering teams.

• The chance to apply your Master's coursework to real-world engineering tasks in an international environment.

• Flexible working hours with meaningful, independent responsibilities and hybrid options where applicable.