Digital Design / FPGA Engineering - Intern

Job Details:

Job Description:

Altera is seeking a highly motivated Electrical Engineering intern to join the FPGA and digital systems engineering team. This role provides hands-on experience with RTL design, FPGA development, and SoC-level integration, contributing to cutting-edge programmable logic solutions.

The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in digital system design, SystemVerilog, and hardware verification, with demonstrated experience through academic projects or engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement digital hardware using SystemVerilog RTL, including combinational and sequential logic components such as finite state machines (FSMs)

• Develop and verify hardware modules using custom testbenches and simulation tools, ensuring functional correctness across edge cases

• Contribute to FPGA-based system development, including integration and validation of system-level blocks

• Support design and implementation of dataflow architectures and arithmetic modules (e.g., matrix multipliers)

• Participate in the ASIC/SoC design flow, including RTL development, verification, and system integration

• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to debug, test, and improve hardware designs

• Assist in documentation, design reviews, and creation of block diagrams and technical reports

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
• Coursework in Digital System Design, Computer Architecture, or Advanced Programming

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SystemVerilog (RTL) and digital logic design (combinational & sequential circuits)
• Familiarity with:
  • FPGA design and simulation environments
  • ASIC design flow and verification methodologies
  • Finite state machines (FSMs) and module-level design
• Programming experience in C, Python, or MATLAB
• Exposure to SoC design concepts and hardware/software integration
• Experience with tools such as Git, KiCad/Altium, Arduino, or FPGA simulators
• Hands-on experience with hardware prototyping, PCB design, or board-level testing

What You’ll Gain

• Real-world experience working on industry-grade FPGA and semiconductor designs
• Exposure to the full hardware design lifecycle — from RTL to system integration
• Mentorship from experienced engineers in programmable logic and SoC development
• Opportunity to contribute to impactful projects in a collaborative engineering environment

Bonus Experience (Nice to Have)

• Participation in engineering teams such as SoC/Chip Design groups or student semiconductor organizations
• Experience developing testbenches with directed stimulus and edge-case validation
• Teaching or mentoring experience in digital design or RTL concepts

Job Type:

Student / Intern (Fixed Term)

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

Primary Location:

San Jose, California, United States

Additional Locations:

Posting Statement:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.