Summer 2027 Internships - Design Engineering

Location: Austin, United States

Company

hirify.global develops low-power wireless connectivity and embedded technologies for smart home, industrial IoT, and smart city applications.

What you will do

• Contribute to analog and mixed-signal circuit design, simulation, and evaluation.
• Support digital logic and system-on-chip development through RTL design, microarchitecture, synthesis, and integration.
• Develop verification environments, test plans, test cases, scripts, and coverage analysis for semiconductor designs.
• Support physical design and layout, including floorplanning, place and route, timing closure, power analysis, and physical verification.
• Contribute to RF circuit design, simulation, and testing for wireless semiconductor products.
• Develop software, scripts, CAD tools, and workflows that improve semiconductor design and verification efficiency.

Requirements

• Current enrollment in a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral program in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Microelectronics, or a related technical field.
• Expected graduation in December 2027 or later.
• Coursework, research, projects, or internship experience related to semiconductor design or verification.
• Exposure to analog or digital circuits, RTL design, verification, computer architecture, VLSI, RF systems, signal processing, or physical design.
• Experience with relevant tools or languages such as Verilog, SystemVerilog, VHDL, UVM, Python, C/C++, MATLAB, Cadence, Synopsys, or Siemens EDA.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, debugging, communication, and collaboration skills, with a willingness to learn and receive feedback.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on engineering assignments supported by an experienced manager and mentor.
• Technical and professional-development sessions may be available depending on the team and location.
• Networking opportunities with employees and company leaders.
• Community-building activities and exposure to different teams and career paths.
• A final presentation or project showcase may be included.

Hiring process

• Applications are reviewed as internship needs are confirmed, with selections potentially made on a rolling basis.
• A recruiter may discuss experience, interests, location preferences, and next steps if the background matches an available opportunity.
• One application may be shared with multiple hiring managers when relevant.