High-Speed SerDes & Analog IC Design Intern

Upscale, Inc.; Kentucky; On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Upscale, Inc. is building the high-performance infrastructure powering the next generation of artificial intelligence.

We are seeking highly motivated summer interns to work with our engineering team on advanced SerDes and analog/mixed-signal IC design. This internship offers hands-on opportunities to explore challenging problems at the intersection of high-speed circuit design, digital signal processing, and AI-driven engineering methodologies.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing an MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong fundamentals in analog and mixed-signal circuit design, communication systems, signal processing, or related areas.
• Experience with circuit simulation, numerical analysis, or engineering computation.
• Proficiency in Python, MATLAB, or similar tools for modeling, automation, and data analysis.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to independently investigate technical challenges.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with experienced engineers to investigate challenging circuit and system-level design problems.
• Develop analytical models, behavioral simulations, and circuit-level simulations to evaluate new architectures and design approaches.
• Build scripts and tools to automate simulation, data analysis, optimization, and design workflows.
• Explore novel algorithms and circuit techniques to improve performance, power efficiency, robustness, and design productivity.
• Present technical findings, simulation results, and design recommendations to the engineering team.
• Where appropriate, contribute to circuit implementation, verification, characterization, or silicon measurement activities.

Skills

Analog/mixed-signal design

Circuit simulation

Python / MATLAB

Analytical problem solving

Engineering computation

Education

MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

SPICE-based simulators

MATLAB/Python modeling

RTL

Job description

Upscale, Inc. is building the high-performance infrastructure powering the next generation of artificial intelligence.

We are seeking highly motivated summer interns to work with our engineering team on advanced SerDes and analog/mixed-signal IC design. This internship offers hands-on opportunities to explore challenging problems at the intersection of high-speed circuit design, digital signal processing, and AI-driven engineering methodologies.