Design Engineering Intern

Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) is the leading innovator in low-power wireless connectivity, building embedded technology that connects devices and improves lives. Merging cutting-edge technology into the world’s most highly integrated SoCs, Silicon Labs provides device makers the solutions, support, and ecosystems needed to create advanced edge connectivity applications. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Silicon Labs has operations in over 16 countries and is the trusted partner for innovative solutions in the smart home, industrial IoT, and smart cities markets. Learn more at www.silabs.com.

The Silicon Labs Summer Internship Program 

At Silicon Labs, our internship program offers students the opportunity to do meaningful, hands-on work that directly impacts the future of connected devices. As an intern, you’ll contribute to real projects, collaborate with world-class engineers, and gain exposure to the full product lifecycle, from research and design to testing and integration. Our program also includes professional development workshops, networking events, and mentorship to help you grow both technically and professionally.  Our goal is to help you build on your skills, gain hands-on experience, and explore the potential of a future career with Silicon Labs.  Learn more about our Summer Internship Program. 

Meet the Team 

You’ll join the Subsystems R&D – Digital IP team, which develops intellectual property (IP) that forms the backbone of Silicon Labs’ chip infrastructure. The team focuses on building and optimizing digital IP blocks such as chip interconnect, DMA, memory controllers, and caches while advancing new accelerators, including AI-focused designs. This work enables highly efficient, low-power SoCs and creates opportunities to explore cutting-edge innovations in digital system design. 

Responsibilities 

• Contribute to the design, development, and verification of digital IP blocks for internal chip infrastructure. 

• Apply Verilog/SystemVerilog to model, simulate, and validate digital hardware components. 

• Support synthesis and static timing analysis to ensure efficient and reliable chip integration. 

• Collaborate with engineers to define architecture and implement system-level features. 

• Participate in accelerator development projects, with opportunities to explore emerging applications such as AI. 

• Document and present findings to the team. 

Skills You Need 

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field. 

• Coursework or project experience in digital design and computer architecture. 

• Proficiency with Verilog or SystemVerilog for digital hardware design. 

• Familiarity with synthesis tools and static timing analysis workflows. 

The following qualifications will be considered a plus: 

• Hands-on experience with FPGA design and prototyping.