DV Intern
Company: Etched
Location: San Jose
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
About Etched Etched is building the world’s first AI inference
system purpose-built for transformers - delivering over 10x higher
performance and dramatically lower cost and latency than a B200.
With Etched ASICs, you can build products that would be impossible
with GPUs, like real-time video generation models and extremely
deep & parallel chain-of-thought reasoning agents. 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 a Design
Verification intern, you will ensure the custom IPs powering our
chips — including systolic arrays, DMA engines, and NoCs — are
robust, high-performance, and silicon-ready. This role demands
creativity, deep technical ability, and the drive to tackle complex
verification challenges. You will collaborate with architects, RTL
designers, and SW/FW/emulation teams to validate correctness and
performance across the full hardware-software stack. 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 transformer models and machine learning UVM
or formal verification experience ?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 (June - August 2026) 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 . We think most of the progress in the AI field has
come from using more FLOPs to train and run models, and the best
way to get more FLOPs is to build model-specific hardware. Larger
and larger training runs encourage companies to consolidate around
fewer model architectures, which creates a market for single-model
ASICs. We are a fully in-person team in San Jose (Santana Row), and
greatly value engineering skills. We do not have boundaries between
engineering and research, and we expect all of our technical staff
to contribute to both as needed.
Keywords: Etched, Novato , DV Intern, Engineering , San Jose, California
