Intern, Digital Verification

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.

We are seeking a motivated intern to help develop, deploy, and maintain AI-powered development agents and workflows for digital design verification. The intern will work closely with verification engineers to integrate AI capabilities into existing verification processes, improving engineering productivity, automation, and verification quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain AI agents and agent-based development teams to support digital verification workflows.
• Build AI-assisted tools for technical documentation creation, updates, and maintenance.
• Automate verification test plan generation, testbench development, and test creation.
• Integrate AI agents with simulation environments for automated test execution, failure analysis, and debugging.
• Develop AI-assisted functional and code coverage analysis to identify verification gaps.
• Implement AI-based code auditing and review to improve code quality and verification completeness.
• Evaluate and continuously improve AI agent accuracy, reliability, and effectiveness.

Intern Skillset Needed

• Strong programming skills in Python.
• Basic understanding of digital logic, RTL design, and computer architecture.
• Familiarity with Verilog or SystemVerilog.
• Experience working in a Linux development environment.
• Basic knowledge of Git and software development workflows.
• Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to clearly document work and communicate technical findings.

Preferred Qualifications

Coursework or project experience in digital verification.

Familiarity with SystemVerilog testbenches, UVM, assertions, functional coverage, or regression testing.

Experience with large language models, AI coding assistants, or LLM APIs.

Familiarity with AI-agent concepts such as tool calling, multi-agent coordination, retrieval-augmented generation, or Model Context Protocol.

Experience developing automation scripts or analyzing simulation logs and regression results.

Understanding of methods for evaluating AI output quality, accuracy, and reliability.

Interest in applying generative AI to semiconductor design and verification.

The ideal candidate combines an understanding of digital hardware with strong software development skills and an interest in applied AI. The candidate does not need to be an expert in both digital verification and AI, but should have a solid foundation in one area and a demonstrated ability to learn the other quickly.

Education Requirements

Candidate should be actively pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

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.