High-Speed SerDes & Analog IC Design Intern

Upscale, Inc.; Headquarters (WA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Upscale, Inc. is seeking highly motivated summer interns to work with our engineering team on advanced SerDes and analog/mixed-signal IC design for AI infrastructure and data centers.

You will explore high-speed ADC design, foundation IP development, AI-driven circuit design, and ultra-low-jitter PLL modeling. This internship offers hands-on opportunities across architecture, simulation, and silicon measurement activities with a fast-moving team.

Qualifications

• Strong fundamentals in analog and mixed-signal design, communication systems or related areas.
• Proficiency in Python, MATLAB, or similar tools for modeling and data analysis.
• Experience with circuit simulation, numerical analysis, or engineering computation.
• Ability to independently investigate technical challenges and present results.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineers to investigate circuit and system-level design problems.
• Develop analytical, behavioral, and circuit-level simulations to evaluate architectures.
• Build scripts to automate simulation, data analysis, and design workflows.
• Explore new algorithms and circuit techniques to improve performance and efficiency.
• Present findings and design recommendations to the team.

Skills

Electrical engineering fundamentals

Python / MATLAB modeling

Circuit simulation experience

Analytical problem-solving

Independent research

Education

MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Job description

Upscale, Inc. is seeking highly motivated summer interns to work with our engineering team on advanced SerDes and analog/mixed-signal IC design for AI infrastructure and data centers.

You will explore high-speed ADC design, foundation IP development, AI-driven circuit design, and ultra-low-jitter PLL modeling. This internship offers hands-on opportunities across architecture, simulation, and silicon measurement activities with a fast-moving team.