Silicon Engineering Intern, 2026
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Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and it’s in the candidate’s best interest to apply early. The anticipated application window is open until February 28, 2026, but may close earlier if all available projects are full. Applications submitted after the application window or once role is closed/projects are full will not be considered.
Participation in the internship program requires that you are located in Taiwan for the duration of the internship program.
This internship is intended for students in their penultimate academic year.
Google welcomes people with disabilities.
Minimum qualifications:
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's, Master’s or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field.
- Project experience in one of the following areas: computer architecture, microarchitecture, RTL design, design verification: creating testbenches and validation plans, formal or assertion-based verification, physical design and circuits: synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure, custom circuit design, or power/signal integrity analysis, pre/post-silicon validation.
- Experience with Python, C or C++.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience with performance modeling, system-level simulation, or embedded systems development.
- Expertise in a specialized area, such as high-performance/low-power design techniques, memory hierarchies, machine learning accelerators, interconnects, or advanced packaging.
- Familiarity with industry-standard EDA tools (e.g., from Synopsys, Cadence, Mentor).
- Available to work full time for 10-12 weeks outside of university term time. In their penultimate academic year or returning to a degree program after completion of the internship.
- Strong foundation in Design Automation (CAD/EDA), including developing and supporting design flows and infrastructure for large-scale projects.
About the job
Google is and always will be an engineering company. We hire people with a broad set of technical skills who are ready to address some of technology's greatest challenges and make an impact on millions, if not billions, of users. At Google, engineers not only revolutionize search, they routinely work on massive scalability and storage solutions, large-scale applications and entirely new platforms for developers around the world. From Google Ads to Chrome, Android to YouTube, Social to Local, Google engineers are changing the world one technological achievement after another.
You will have the opportunity to collaborate with architects, implementation designers, verification engineers, and software engineers. The responsibilities may include but are not limited to developing architecture models, analysis tools, building simulation infrastructure, pushing the boundaries of performance and efficiency, and driving architectural decisions of our silicon products. The team that an intern may join is subject to project needs and intern's technical strength. Responsibilities may vary by specific team.
Responsibilities
- Responsibilities and detailed projects will be determined based on your educational background, interest, and skills.
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