Etched
Chip Simulation Software Intern
About this role
Etched seeks interns to develop and test simulations of custom AI inference hardware while collaborating with software and hardware teams. You'll work on cutting-edge chip design tools and systems at a company focused on frontier AI infrastructure.
What you'll do
- Co-design and develop hardware simulations for custom chips
- Create and maintain tools for analyzing hardware systems
- Test chip simulations and validate performance across workloads
- Collaborate with software and hardware engineering teams
- Debug and optimize low-level system behavior
- Contribute to hardware-software co-design initiatives
What they're looking for
- C/C++ or Rust programming
- Data structures and algorithms
- Low-level software engineering
- Hardware/software co-design
- Linux internals or kernel development (nice to have)
- Hardware diagnostics and log analysis (nice to have)
- Server virtualization or CI/CD pipelines (nice to have)
- Embedded systems development (nice to have)
Benefits
- 12-week paid internship
- Generous housing support for relocating interns
- Daily lunch and dinner provided in office
- Mentorship from industry-leading engineers
- Work on frontier AI infrastructure problems
- In-person role at San Jose headquarters
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Etched
Etched builds AI inference hardware, designing and manufacturing complex mechanical and electrical components for data center systems. The company is hiring mechanical engineers, PCB designers, hardware verification engineers, and software engineers to develop manufacturing processes, circuit boards, verification infrastructure, and internal tools across its hardware and operations.
- Website
- etched.com
Likely interview questions
- Walk us through your experience with C/C++ or Rust. Can you describe a complex project where you optimized for performance or memory efficiency?
- How would you approach designing and testing a simulation of custom hardware? What tools or methodologies would you consider?