NVIDIA 2027 Internships: Hardware Verification

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Intern benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA invites highly motivated students for a 12-week full-time internship with our hardware teams in Santa Clara. You will work on projects that impact our business and gain hands-on experience in AI hardware verification, system design, and related areas. The program targets students pursuing a B.S., M.S., or Ph.D.

in a relevant field, with coursework in SystemVerilog, UVM, VLSI, and software tools. Intern hourly rates range from 20 to 71 USD, with benefits eligibility.

Qualifications

• Actively enrolled in a university pursuing a B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field; anticipated graduation date must be clearly indicated on a resume or CV.
• Experience related to SystemVerilog/UVM and VLSI Design and Digital Design.
• Knowledge of CPU/GPU architecture and software infrastructure for hardware validation.
• Programming skills listed include UVM, Verilog, SystemVerilog, VHDL, Perl, TCL, C, C++, Python, Linux.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to hardware verification projects with measurable impact during the 12-week internship.
• Assist with test plans, diagnostics, and functional coverage.
• Collaborate with hardware engineering teams across verification and design domains.
• Apply verification methodologies and debugging tools to validate hardware architectures.

Skills

SystemVerilog

UVM

VLSI Design

Digital Design

Verification

GPU Architecture

Education

Pursuing B.S./M.S./Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

Verdi

DVE

Questa

JasperGold

Cadence Jasper

Verilog

SystemVerilog

VHDL

Perl

TCL

C

C++

Python

Linux

Job description

NVIDIA pioneered accelerated computing to tackle challenges no one else can solve. Our work in AI and digital twins is transforming the world's largest industries and profoundly impacting society — from gaming to robotics, self-driving cars to life-saving healthcare, climate change to virtual worlds where we can all connect and create. Our internships offer an excellent opportunity to expand your career and get hands on experience with one of our industry leading Hardware teams. We’re seeking strategic, ambitious, hard-working, and creative individuals who are passionate about helping us tackle challenges no one else can solve.

Throughout the 12-week full-time internship, students will work on projects that have a measurable impact on our business. We’re looking for students pursuing a B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. degree within a relevant or related field.

What we need to see:

• Must be actively enrolled in a university pursuing a B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, for the full duration of the internship; anticipated graduation date (month and year) must be clearly indicated on a resume or CV to be considered.

Course or internship experience related to the following areas could be required:

• SystemVerilog and UVM (Universal Verification Methodology), VLSI Design, Digital Design, Functional Coverage
• Assertion-Based Verification (ABV), Formal Verification, GPU or processor Verification or Validation
• Debugging (Verdi, DVE, Questa) and Simulation Tools, Formal Verification (JasperGold or Cadence Jasper)
• Random functional testing, writing test plans, directed/random diagnostics
• CPU and GPU Architecture, Computer Architecture, Software Infrastructure (for validation of hardware architecture)
• Depending on the internship role, prior experience or knowledge requirements could include the following programming skills and technologies: UVM, Verilog, SystemVerilog, VHDL, Perl, TCL, C, C++, Python, Linux

Our internship hourly rates are a standard pay based on the position, your location, year in school, degree, and experience. The hourly rate for our interns is 20 USD - 71 USD.

You will also be eligible for Intern benefits.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.