Intern, ASIC Design

Ayar Labs
Ayar Labs

Design · Intern

San Jose, CA, USA

USD 50-60 / hour

Posted on Nov 12, 2026
Position: Intern, ASIC Design
Location: San Jose, CA
Job Id: 780
# of Openings: 0
Intern, ASIC Design
Term: May to August 2027

Please note:
  • Position location is on-site in San Jose Office
  • There is no immigration (except F1) or relocation support for this position
  • Posting expires upon application threshold

Position Description

Ayar Labs, the global leader in optical I/O chiplets, is harnessing silicon photonics to revolutionize the scaling of AI compute hardware. Ayar Labs is shattering AI data bottlenecks by moving data at the speed of light. As pioneers of co-packaged optics (CPO), we are using light instead of electricity to move data faster, further, and with a fraction of the energy needed to fuel the explosive growth of AI models.

Backed by industry giants like NVIDIA, AMD and Intel and manufactured in partnership with the world’s leading semiconductor ecosystem, Ayar Labs’ co-packaged optics solution is key to unleashing next-generation AI scale-up architectures.

In this internship, you will help develop an AI flow to accelerate RTL design, including microarchitecture implementation, component integration, and functionality checking. The flow should integrate seamlessly with existing design tools and AI-enabled flows currently in use at Ayar Labs.

Intern Skillset Needed
  • Experience in : RTL Design, Verilog/SystemVerilog, Python

Education Requirements
  • Candidate should be actively pursuing a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
Pay Range: $50 - 60/hourly, depending on education level


NOTE TO RECRUITERS:
Principals only. We are not accepting resumes from recruiters for this position. Remuneration for recruiting activities is only applicable subject to a signed and executed agreement between the parties. Please don’t send candidates to Ayar Labs, and do not contact our managers.

Ayar Labs is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and is strongly committed to all policies which will afford equal opportunity employment to all qualified persons without regard to age, sex, national origin, race, color, ethnicity, creed, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. It is the policy of Ayar Labs to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. Veterans are more than welcome and encouraged to apply.
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