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About the Role

Join the MIPS CPU IP Engineering organization for hands-on experience in the design and verification of advanced RISC-V processor IP. You will work with CPU architects, RTL designers, and verification engineers on CPU microarchitecture, RTL implementation, functional verification, performance analysis, automation, and debug.

Responsibilities

Support RISC-V CPU microarchitecture and SystemVerilog RTL design and development.
Contribute to CPU functions including instruction fetch and decode, execution, load/store, caches and memory interfaces, control and status registers, exceptions, and interrupts.
Develop verification tests, assertions, checkers, and functional coverage for CPU features.
Run CPU simulations and regressions and debug failures using logs, architectural traces, and waveforms.
Verify processor functionality across instructions, privilege modes, memory operations, and architectural corner cases.
Support CPU power, performance, and area analysis and optimization.
Develop Python, C/C++, or scripting-based automation to improve design, verification, regression, and debug productivity.
Document technical results and communicate findings to the engineering team.
Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.

Requirements

Education – At least a sophomore at time of application and actively pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field through an accredited degree program during the time of internship.
Must have at least an overall 3.0 GPA and be in good academic standing.
English (Written & Verbal) language fluency.
Ability to work at least 40 hours per week during the internship.
Coursework or project experience in digital logic design and computer architecture.
Familiarity with Verilog or SystemVerilog.
Understanding of CPU fundamentals including pipelines, instruction execution, loads/stores, caches, and memory hierarchy.
Programming or scripting experience with Python, C/C++, or similar languages.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills.

Skills

RISC-V CPU microarchitecture
SystemVerilog RTL design
CPU functions
Instruction fetch and decode
Execution
Load/store
Caches and memory interfaces
Control and status registers
Exceptions
Interrupts
Verification tests
Assertions
Checkers
Functional coverage
CPU simulations
Regressions
Debug
CPU power, performance, and area analysis and optimization
Python
C/C++
Scripting-based automation
Technical documentation
Communication
Digital logic design
Computer architecture
Verilog
SystemVerilog
Pipelines
Memory hierarchy
Analytical skills
Problem-solving skills
Debugging skills
AI tools
Emerging technologies
Project management
Planning & organizational skills
RISC-V Instruction Set Architecture (ISA)
SystemVerilog/UVM
Constrained-random verification
CPU architecture
Microarchitecture
FPGA
ASIC
Processor-design
Memory subsystems
Privilege modes
Virtual memory
Simulation
Waveform debug
Git
Linux
Synthesis
Lint
Clock-domain crossing analysis
Formal verification
Timing analysis
Assembly-language programming

Location

Austin, Texas
Santa Clara, California

Work Type

Internship

Experience Level

Entry-level
Intern

Education Level

Bachelor’s
Master’s
PhD

Salary/Compensations

$20.00 - $40.00

Benefits

One-on-one mentorship
Work assignments that prioritize your growth and potential
Professional development opportunities
Chance to network with executives

About the Company

GlobalFoundries (GF) is a leading manufacturer of essential semiconductors, enabling AI at scale from the cloud to the physical world.
Through deep partnerships with customers, GF delivers differentiated, powerefficient and highperformance solutions for highgrowth markets.
GF is a trusted and holistic technology partner for customers around the world.
GF’s talented, global team remains focused every day on security, longevity and sustainability.

Equal Opportunity

GlobalFoundries is fully committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and believes that cultural diversity within the company enhances its business potential.
GlobalFoundries goal of excellence in business necessitates the attraction and retention of highly qualified people.
Artificial barriers and stereotypic biases detract from this objective and may be illegally discriminatory.
All policies and processes which pertain to employees including recruitment, selection, training, utilization, promotion, compensation, benefits, extracurricular programs, and termination are created and implemented without regard to age, ethnicity, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic or category specified by local, state or federal law