RTL Intern
About this role
About Etched
Etched is building hardware for frontier intelligence. We co-design chips, racks, software, and manufacturing to deliver best-in-class throughput and latency across both prefill and decode workloads. Our first products are heavily focused on inference. Backed by hundreds of millions from top-tier investors and staffed by leading engineers, Etched is redefining the infrastructure layer for the fastest growing industry in history.
Job Summary
As an RTL Intern at Etched, you will help design microarchitecture and implement logic in verilog. You will work with cutting-edge machine learning architectures, contribute to RTL block development, and participate in the full design cycle—from microarchitecture discussions to synthesis and timing feedback. You do not necessarily need prior ML/AI hardware experience; just the ability to learn quickly in a fast-paced, high-autonomy environment. We are looking for Fall '26, Spring '27, and Summer '27 interns.
You may be a good fit if you have
- Progress towards a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field. - Familiarity with high-speed digital logic - Exposure to ASIC or SoC design concepts - Familiarity with SystemVerilog, UVM, or Python - Familiarity with verification work and writing test benches - Familiarity with physical design flows and tooling - Are able to learn quickly about transformers and other aspects of modern artificial intelligence
Strong candidates may also have experience with
- Familiarity with modern ML and LLM model architectures - Familiarity with numerical representations and functions - Familiarity with clocking and reset schemes - Ability to program with Python or another scripting language
We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification.
Program details
- 12-week paid internship - Generous housing support for those relocating - Daily lunch and dinner in our office - Based at our office in San Jose, CA - Direct mentorship from industry leaders and world-class engineers - Opportunity to work on one of the most important problems of our time
For any questions, contact internships@etched.com
How we’re different
Etched believes in the Bitter Lesson http://www.incompleteideas.net/IncIdeas/BitterLesson.html. We are the first inference-focused frontier AI system. Our addressable market is the entirety of inference, unlike many of our competitors.