Summer Internship – Design Verification & AI
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Summer Internship Design Verification & AI
Cambridge UK
Duration: 812 weeks (Summer 2026)
Paid Internship 25k (undergrad) up to 35k (postgrad)
lowRISC CIC
About Us
Imagine the innovations we could achieve together if production-ready commercial-grade IP components and engineering systems were available to everyone for free. At lowRISC we believe that open source development can transform the semiconductor industry.
Our Ibex CPU and OpenTitan Root of Trust projects have been taken to production silicon partnering with world-leading organisations including Google combining open-source approaches with best practice chip design methodologies.
lowRISC is a non-profit Community Interest Company: with a business model that includes member fees and engineering services we have shown that it is possible to run world- leading projects collaboratively for everyones benefit. Originally a spinout from Cambridge Universitys Computer Lab our UK team is based in Cambridge and our Switzerland team is based in Zurich.
The Role
We are looking for a Summer Intern with an interest in design verification and AI to support our engineering teams. This internship offers hands-on exposure to hardware verification AI-assisted testing and open-source projects that impact the global tech ecosystem.
You may work on:
- Design verification workflows using SystemVerilog UVM or equivalent
- AI/ML tools to assist verification testing or bug detection
- Developing testbenches and automated verification scripts
- Analyzing verification results to improve hardware reliability
- Contributing to open-source repositories and documentation
About You
We are looking for students who:
- Are studying Computer Science Electronic Engineering AI or related fields 2nd year Bachelors or part way through a Masters or PHD
- Have experience or interest in hardware design verification or AI/ML
- Are comfortable with Python C/C or scripting for verification
- Have basic understanding of hardware description languages (Verilog/SystemVerilog)
- Are curious proactive and enjoy collaborative problem solving
Bonus skills (not required):
- Familiarity with RISC-V architectures
- Knowledge of UVM / SystemVerilog testbenches
- Experience with AI-assisted verification tools or ML frameworks (PyTorch TensorFlow)
What We Offer
- Competitive salary 25k (undergrad) up to 35k for a postgrad
- Mentorship from engineers leading open-source hardware projects
- Hands-on experience in hardware verification enhanced by AI
- Flexible hybrid working environment
- Opportunity to contribute to globally used open-source projects
- Collaborative project based culture
How to Apply
Submit:
Via our website:
- Your CV
- A short cover letter explaining your interests and experience
- Optional: Links to GitHub or AI/hardware projects
Required Experience:
Intern
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About Company
lowRISC® is a not-for-profit engineering company that creates and maintains commercial-grade open-source silicon designs.
