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Etched · 1 day ago

ASIC Intern

positionSan Jose, CA
timeInternship
remoteOnsite
seniorityIntern
workcardStart in 2026 Summer

Etched is building the world’s first AI inference system purpose-built for transformers, and they are seeking interns to join their Hardware Engineering team. The role involves contributing to RTL design, design verification, or physical design, working on innovative projects in a fast-paced environment.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)ComputerHardwareSemiconductor
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Help design microarchitecture and implement logic in verilog
Work with cutting-edge machine learning architectures
Contribute to RTL block development
Participate in the full design cycle—from microarchitecture discussions to synthesis and timing feedback
Ensure the custom IPs powering our chips — including systolic arrays, DMA engines, and NoCs — are robust, high-performance, and silicon-ready
Collaborate with architects, RTL designers, and SW/FW/emulation teams to validate correctness and performance across the full hardware-software stack
Responsible for realizing our front-end designs in silicon
Assist in developing and running Physical Design flows to synthesize blocks
Automate final design checks
Advise RTL design decisions

Qualification

ASIC design conceptsVerilogSystemVerilogUVMPythonDigital logicMachine learningTest benchesPhysical design flowsClocking schemes

Required

Progress towards a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field
Familiarity with high-speed digital logic
Exposure to ASIC or SoC design concepts
Familiarity with SystemVerilog, UVM, or Python
Familiarity with verification work and writing test benches
Familiarity with physical design flows and tooling
Are able to learn quickly about transformers and other aspects of modern artificial intelligence

Preferred

Familiarity with transformer models and machine learning
Familiarity with numerical representations and functions (RTL)
Familiarity with clocking and reset schemes (RTL/PD)
UVM or formal verification experience (DV)
Ability to program with Python or another scripting language

Benefits

Generous housing support for those relocating
Daily lunch and dinner in our office

Company

Etched

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Building the hardware for superintelligence
dateFounded in 2022
location
Cupertino, California, USA
people-size51-200 employees
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https://www.etched.com

H1B Sponsorship

Etched has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (8)
2024 (11)
2023 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$125.36M
Key Investors
Primary Venture Partners
2024-06-25Series A· $120M
2023-05-16Seed· $5.36M

Leadership Team

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Chris Zhu
Co-Founder
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Robert Wachen
Co-Founder and President
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Recent News

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Parallel execution of self-attention-based ai models
2025-04-02
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Multi-chip systolic arrays
2024-12-04
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