Intern: AI for Silicon Test Data Analytics & Failure Analysis

Cadence Design Systems; Valbonne; On-site; EUR 10,000 - 13,000; Part time

Job summary

Cadence Design Systems, Sophia Antipolis, France, offers a 6-month internship for final-year engineering students. You will work with the ATE Test team to apply Python, data analytics, and AI techniques to semiconductor test results and patterns.

You will learn by solving real engineering problems alongside experienced test engineers. The internship emphasizes transforming large test datasets into actionable insights, with emphasis on data-driven decisions, visualisation, and collaboration to

Qualifications

• Engineering or science background relevant to electronics, microelectronics, computer science or data science.
• Basic Python programming skills expected.
• Interest in AI, ML and data analytics.
• Comfortable working with numerical data and datasets.
• Analytical mindset with problem-solving skills.
• Curiosity and willingness to learn about semiconductor testing.

Responsibilities

• Analyse semiconductor test results and engineering datasets during the internship.
• Explore AI/ML techniques to identify patterns and correlations in test data.
• Develop Python tools to automate data processing and analysis.
• Create visualisations and summaries to communicate findings to the team.

Skills

Python basics

Data analytics

Numerical data handling

Analytical thinking

Curiosity & learning

Education

Engineering or science background

Tools

Python data-analysis libraries

ML basics

Data visualization

Semiconductor knowledge

Job description

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

Cadence is a pivotal leader in electronic design, building upon more than 30 years of computational software expertise.

The company applies its underlying Intelligent System Design strategy to deliver software, hardware and IP that turn design concepts into reality.

Cadence customers are the world's most innovative companies, delivering extraordinary electronic products from chips to boards to systems for the most dynamic market applications including consumer, hyperscale computing, 5G communications, automotive, aerospace industrial and health.

Location: Cadence Design Systems, Sophia Antipolis, France Duration: 6 months Profile: Final-year engineering student

Modern semiconductor testing generates large amounts of data. Turning this data into meaningful engineering insights quickly is becoming increasingly important.

During this internship, you will join the ATE Test team and explore how Artificial Intelligence, machine learning and advanced data analytics can help engineers understand silicon behaviour, identify failure patterns and extract useful information from semiconductor test results.

You do not need to be an AI or semiconductor test expert to apply. We are looking for someone who enjoys working with data, solving technical problems and finding patterns that can help engineers make better and faster decisions.

You will work alongside experienced test engineers and apply software and data-analysis techniques to real silicon test results.

What You Will Do

• Analyse semiconductor test results and engineering datasets.
• Explore AI and machine-learning techniques for automatically identifying patterns, anomalies and correlations in test data.
• Investigate clustering and classification approaches for silicon failures.
• Develop Python tools to automate test data processing and analysis.
• Explore automated analysis of characterisation data such as voltage, frequency and operating-condition sweeps.
• Investigate ways of correlating results across test conditions and silicon samples.
• Develop visualisations and summaries that make complex engineering results easier to understand.
• Explore how AI can assist engineers in moving from raw test data towards potential root causes and actionable insights.
• Collaborate with test engineers to evaluate solutions on real use cases.

Expected Deliverables

By the end of the internship, you will:

• Develop an automated data-analysis workflow for semiconductor test results.
• Demonstrate at least one AI or machine-learning technique applied to real test data.
• Develop meaningful visualisations or automated engineering summaries.
• Evaluate the ability of the solution to identify relevant patterns or anomalies.
• Document the approach, results and recommendations.
• Present your work to the engineering team.

Success Criteria

Success will be measured by the solution's ability to provide value in one or more of the following areas:

• Faster processing and interpretation of test results.
• Automatic identification of patterns, outliers or failure signatures.
• Improved correlation between different test results or operating conditions.
• Reduced manual effort in engineering data analysis.
• Improved visualisation and accessibility of silicon test information.
• Faster identification of areas requiring engineering investigation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Engineering or scientific background in electronics, microelectronics, computer science, data science or a related field.
• Basic Python programming skills.
• Interest in Artificial Intelligence, machine learning and data analytics.
• Comfortable working with numerical data.
• Analytical mindset and strong problem-solving skills.
• Curiosity and willingness to learn about semiconductor testing.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Python data-analysis libraries.
• Exposure to machine learning or statistical analysis.
• Knowledge of semiconductor devices, digital electronics or memories.
• Experience with data visualisation.
• Interest in silicon characterisation, validation or production testing.

What Matters Most

We are looking for curiosity and the ability to connect data with engineering problems. You do not need to arrive with deep knowledge of semiconductor testing. You will learn the test context while applying your software, data-analysis and AI skills to real engineering challenges. This internship provides an opportunity to work at the intersection of semiconductor testing, data analytics and Artificial Intelligence, helping explore new ways of turning large volumes of silicon test data into useful engineering insights. We're doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can't.

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Cadence plays a critical role in creating the technologies that modern life depends on. We are a global electronic design automation company, providing software, hardware, and intellectual property to design advanced semiconductor chips that enable our customers create revolutionary products and experiences.

Thanks to the outstanding caliber of the Cadence team and the empowering culture that we have cultivated for over 25 years, Cadence continues to be recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For.

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