SoC Firmware Engineering Internship

Quick Facts

• Internship: SoC Firmware Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027)

• Start/Duration: January 2027 through Spring term (approximately May 2027), with potential extension into Summer 2027

• Commitment: Minimum 12 weeks, full-time (40 hours/week), on-site

Description

Join the firmware team working on custom SoCs for Training and inference. You will write and debug C firmware for RTOS and bare-metal environments, bring up software on pre-silicon platforms (FPGA/emulation) and real target hardware, and help verify that new SoCs are functional, performant, and reliable.

Responsibilities

• Write and debug C firmware for RTOS and bare-metal; participate in code reviews

• Bring up and test firmware on FPGA/emulation and target boards in the lab

• Write or extend low-level drivers for SPI, I2C, and UART; learn bring-up for PCIe, DDR, CAN, and Ethernet

• Find root causes of hardware-level bugs using JTAG debuggers, logic analyzers, and oscilloscopes

• Build host tools for code generation, test automation, and log analysis; improve the build system

• Add unit tests and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) tests

• Document design, results, and open risks

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field

• Return to school after the internship (expected graduation between December 2027 and May 2028)

• Minimum 12 weeks, full-time (40 hours/week), on-site

• Proficiency in C, including pointers, memory layout, and bit manipulation

• Microprocessor fundamentals: interrupts, registers, memory maps

• Comfort with Linux, git, and the command line

• Methodical debugging approach: hypothesis-driven testing and validation

• Ability to clearly explain technical ideas to engineers in other disciplines

Benefits

• Mentor support while owning a defined firmware project with hands-on debugging and hardware bring-up