Cloud Hardware Intern: Low-Level Systems & Drivers

Notre Dame; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Notre Dame in the United States is seeking a technically skilled student or early-career engineer to design and develop Cloud Hardware infrastructure, including Compute, Storage, AI servers and networking switches. You will work on drivers and software for next-generation CPU/GPU systems used in data centers.

The role emphasizes hands-on hardware bring-up, Linux kernel work, PCIe/I2C drivers, real-time memory management, and collaboration with a team to solve complex problems.

Qualifications

• Experience in C/C++ and other low-level programming languages and embedded systems.
• Hardware bring-up, validation, troubleshooting, and resolution of interfaces (PCIe, USB, DDR, MIPI, Ethernet) and bootloader bring-up.
• Board bring-up of new embedded hardware with low-level driver development, Linux kernel bring-up, and upstreaming.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with device drivers such as PCIe and I2C.
• Knowledge of BIOS, BMC, Secure Boot, and Linux Kernel.
• Experience in Real Time OS/Linux kernel memory management, interrupts, and IOMMU.
• Familiarity with CPU, DPU, memory, and NICs.
• Experience designing and developing low-level software to enable Data Center hardware.
• Prior experience with GPU libraries like CUDA and ROCm is a plus.
• Currently pursuing or approaching completion of a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing Cloud Hardware infrastructure including Compute, Storage, AI servers, and Networking Switches.
• Gathering requirements and providing technical solutions spanning the system.
• Designing and implementing drivers and application software for next-generation CPU and GPU systems for Data Centers.
• Developing, augmenting, and maintaining software libraries to support computing on CPU/GPUs.
• Mentoring and coaching team members on technical skills and problem-solving approaches.
• Reviewing and maintaining the quality of code going into production.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded systems

Hardware bring-up

Linux kernel

PCIe/I2C

CUDA/ROCm

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Computer Engineering / Electrical Engineering

Tools

PCIe

I2C

Linux kernel

Job description

Notre Dame in the United States is seeking a technically skilled student or early-career engineer to design and develop Cloud Hardware infrastructure, including Compute, Storage, AI servers and networking switches. You will work on drivers and software for next-generation CPU/GPU systems used in data centers.

The role emphasizes hands-on hardware bring-up, Linux kernel work, PCIe/I2C drivers, real-time memory management, and collaboration with a team to solve complex problems.