Sr. Processor & Chip Design Summer Intern: 2024

IBM

Oct 11, 2023

Applications are closed

Internship
Full-time
Summer Internship
Design
Austin

Requirements

Desire to learn and work in the processor design engineering team. Basic knowledge in Logic design (VHDL), Programming skills (Python, PERL, C++, etc.).
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise:
VLSI circuit design, static timing analysis and simulation using PSPICE
Programming skills (Python, PERL, C++, etc.) and experience with CADENCE Virtuoso are a plus
For Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), knowledge of Altera or Xilinx technologies is also a plus

Responsibilities

We are hiring! We are seeking dynamic, smart, and hardworking engineers to be a part of a world-class microprocessor development team that pioneer innovations for industry-leading hardware in IBM Systems. This will be a highly visible role where you will be at the center of processor design efforts interfacing with multiple teams to deliver an excellent quality product. These systems include world class Input/Output (I/O) virtualization, hardware based algorithmic acceleration, flash technology, and secure cryptography. This technology is the foundation for innovations in support of the cloud, mobile, and data analytic computing. Hardware Development engineers participate in various aspects of the development and test process, such as:
Logic Design Engineer: This role offers you challenging work on leading edge technologies and methodologies and the ability to make an impact on your industry. Responsible for defining the digital circuitry of future processors, FPGA-based hardware accelerators, and I/O interfacing designs (e.g., cryptography, flash RAID memory controllers, and data routers). Close teaming skills required to complete the execution of complex instructions and algorithms. Challenging product requirements open opportunities to implement innovative solutions in current products and influence the architecture/micro architecture of future processors and systems.
Verification Engineer: Verification is performed at various levels within the design hierarchy. This role enables you to work on pre-silicon verification of the logical design of future IBM processors, cache and memory hierarchy, and full systems. Use state-of-the-art techniques to simulate and verify the designs of these custom microprocessor-based systems. The job entails creating environments and methodologies for simulating the VHDL input for functional correctness and performance levels as well as problem debug.
VLSI Circuit Design /Physical Design/ Integration Engineer: Physical and electrical design engineers work on developing high frequency microprocessor chips. This job entails designing, coordinating, and managing clock and power distribution across all levels. In addition to that you will work towards optimizing buffering and wiring to meet timing, yield, and manufacturability constraints. It will be essential to use, drive, and/or develop automated tools and methodology to improve design productivity.
Processor Millicode and Support Element Firmware Development Engineer: Responsible for high quality design, coding, simulation, test, debug and support of product in customer environment. Candidate may implement complex z/Architecture instructions, complex concurrent/recovery functions, as well as hardware initialization & Chip Selftest, Hardware Diagnostic and Repair Functions. Millicode development requires a proficiency in Assembly (Assembler) Programming, Knowledge of Computer Architecture/Microarchitecture, Processor Chip Hardware Development, Processor Kernel/Operating System Programming experience helpful.
Bring-up / System characterization Engineer: Design engineers working in virtual bring-up (VBU) and system characterization experience seeing the entire life-cycle of a processor from the design phase all the way through to wafer test and eventually powering on in a system. The VBU phase involves executing all the steps necessary in the powering on of a system for the first time. In a virtual environment using software models, the processor is tested for logic errors, millicode is exercised, hardware procedures are written and all the steps through to the IPL of the system software are written and tested. System characterization involves analyzing, measuring, and collecting the data on the various characteristics of the processor chip while running processor functional workloads and varying the voltage and frequency.

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