FPGA Design Intern — HIL for Autonomous Driving

Rivian; Champaign (IL); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Paid sick leave

Medical insurance

Job summary

Rivian is seeking an FPGA Design Engineering intern for the Fall 2026 term based at the Illinois campus. The role focuses on translating camera data processing models into FPGA hardware, building HIL testing infrastructure, and collaborating with software teams for real-time processing.

You must be an undergraduate or graduate student, pursuing EE, CE, or CS at UIUC, with hands-on SystemVerilog/Verilog/VHDL experience and familiarity with FPGA tools like Vivado or Quartus.

Qualifications

• Must be currently pursuing a bachelors, masters, or PhD degree at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign.
• Actively pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.

Responsibilities

• Translate fixed-point mathematical models into RTL camera data processing modules.
• Write RTL in SystemVerilog, Verilog, or VHDL for high-throughput data flows and control logic.
• Instantiate, configure, and integrate third-party and vendor IPs into the top-level design.
• Set up functional simulations, timing reports, and resolve timing violations.

Skills

SystemVerilog/VHDL

FPGA design

Digital logic

RTL development

EDA tools

Timing verification

Education

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Electrical/Computer Engineering or CS

Tools

Vivado

Quartus

ModelSim/QuestaSim

Job description

Rivian is seeking an FPGA Design Engineering intern for the Fall 2026 term based at the Illinois campus. The role focuses on translating camera data processing models into FPGA hardware, building HIL testing infrastructure, and collaborating with software teams for real-time processing.

You must be an undergraduate or graduate student, pursuing EE, CE, or CS at UIUC, with hands-on SystemVerilog/Verilog/VHDL experience and familiarity with FPGA tools like Vivado or Quartus.