Hardware/Silicon Internship

Efficient Computer; Austin, Pittsburgh, San Francisco (TX, Allegheny County, CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Company-paid benefits

Equity program

Paid parental leave

Flexibility

Job summary

Efficient Computer is building a new energy-efficient processor architecture. As a Silicon Engineering Intern, you will own a well-scoped project, collaborate with a dedicated mentor, and present results to the team at internship end.

You will contribute to micro-architecture definitions, RTL implementation, verification planning, and tool-assisted flows on production silicon, not sandbox tasks.

Qualifications

• Pursuing BS/MS/PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering with graduation Summer 2028.
• At least one term of school remaining after Summer 2027.
• Coursework or project experience in digital logic design, verification, VLSI/physical design, or EDA tooling.
• Experience with at least one programming or scripting language (Python, C/C++, Tcl or Perl).

Responsibilities

• Define micro-architecture for blocks and features and implement RTL in SystemVerilog.
• Turn specs into verification plans; build testbench components and write tests.
• Run synthesis, place-and-route and timing analysis; evaluate power, performance and area trade-offs.
• Build and improve design, verification and implementation flows, including automation.
• Collaborate with arch, design and verification engineers to fix issues before tapeout.

Skills

Digital logic design

Verification

VLSI/physical design

EDA tooling

Python

C/C++

Tcl

Perl

Education

BS, MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

Verilog/SystemVerilog

Synthesis tools

Static timing analysis

Place-and-route tools

Job description

Austin, TX, Pittsburgh, PA, San Francisco, California, United States

Efficient is developing the world’s most energy-efficient general-purpose computer processor. Efficient’s patented technology uses 100x less energy than state of the art commercially available ultra-low-power processors and is programmable using standard high-level programming languages and AI/ML frameworks. This level of efficiency makes perpetual, pervasive intelligence possible: run AI/ML continuously on a AA battery for 5-10 years. Our platform’s unprecedented level of efficiency enables IoT devices to intelligently capture and curate first-party data to drive the next major computing revolution

About the role

Efficient Computer is building a new energy-efficient processor architecture from the ground up. As a Silicon Engineering Intern, you'll join our hardware team and work on production silicon, not a sandbox project. Each intern owns a well-scoped project, has a dedicated mentor, and presents results to the engineering team at the end of the internship.

What you'll do

• Help define micro-architecture for blocks and features, and implement RTL in SystemVerilog.
• Turn specs into verification plans, build testbench components, and write and debug tests.
• Run synthesis, place-and-route and timing analysis, and evaluate power, performance and area trade-offs.
• Build and improve design, verification and implementation flows, including automation and AI-assisted tooling.
• Work with architecture, design and verification engineers to find and fix issues before tapeout.

Required qualifications

• Currently pursuing a BS, MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering with graduation expected by Summer 2028.
• At least one term of school remaining after summer 2027.
• Coursework or project experience in digital logic design, verification, VLSI/physical design, or EDA tooling.
• Experience with at least one programming or scripting language, such as Python, C/C++, Tcl or Perl.

How to stand out

• Coursework in computer architecture.
• Verilog and System Verilog proficiency
• Experience with synthesis, static timing analysis, or place-and-route tools
• Experience with simulators and waveform debug
• Interest in applying LLMs/agents to engineering workflows.

Details

• Duration: 12 weeks onsite, Summer 2027, then fulltime onsite/ part time onsite/ part time remote in Fall 2027
• Location: On-site in Austin, TX, San Jose, CA or Pittsburgh, PA

Why Join Efficient?

Efficient offers acompetitive compensation and benefits package, including401K match, company-paid benefits, equity program, paid parental leave, and flexibility. We are committed to personal and professional development and strive to grow together as people and as a company.