What are the responsibilities and job description for the 2026 Masters Hardware Engineering Intern/Co-op position at AMD?
WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING
At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career.
As an AMD intern or co-op, you’ll be placed at the epicenter of the AI ecosystem, working alongside experts and industry pioneers. You’ll do important work, learn new skills, expand your network, and gain real-world experience on projects that impact millions of end-users worldwide. Whether you’re an undergrad or a PhD student, your contributions matter—and your experience here will be a launchpad for what comes next.
JOB DETAILS:
Do you want to help improve experiences of groundbreaking AMD products? If so, AMD Hardware team is the right place for you. We are seeking a highly motivated Hardware Engineering intern/co-op and in this role:
JOB DETAILS:
We are seeking a highly motivated ASIC Package Engineering intern/co-op to join our team and work with our team of engineers in bringing new and advanced packaging technology to reality. In this role -
Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.
AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.
At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career.
As an AMD intern or co-op, you’ll be placed at the epicenter of the AI ecosystem, working alongside experts and industry pioneers. You’ll do important work, learn new skills, expand your network, and gain real-world experience on projects that impact millions of end-users worldwide. Whether you’re an undergrad or a PhD student, your contributions matter—and your experience here will be a launchpad for what comes next.
JOB DETAILS:
- Locations: Austin, TX; Boxborough, MA; Fort Collins, CO (summer); Longmont, CO (summer), Fishkill, NY; or Rochester, NY
- Onsite/Hybrid: This role requires the student to work full time (40 hours a week), in either a hybrid or onsite work structure throughout the duration of the co-op/intern term
- Spring/Summer Co-op: January 26, 2026 - August 7, 2026
- Summer/Fall Co-op: May 18, 2026 or June 22, 2026 - December 11, 2026
- Spring: January 26, 2026 - May 1, 2026
- Summer: May 18, 2026 - August 7, 2026 or June 22, 2026 - September 11, 2026
- Fall: September 14, 2026 - December 11, 2026
Do you want to help improve experiences of groundbreaking AMD products? If so, AMD Hardware team is the right place for you. We are seeking a highly motivated Hardware Engineering intern/co-op and in this role:
- You will collaborate with Engineers and be responsible for some of AMD’s discrete and embedded hardware products.
- We will train you to build applications for external and internal use as well as large scale systems that improve the efficiency of AMD Hardware organization.
- You are currently enrolled in a US based University into a Masters program majoring in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or a related field.
- If you have knowledge / experience with any of the following technical skills (or related areas) and are enthusiastic about this role, we strongly encourage you to apply -
- C/C , Verilog, VHDL, Python, Perl, Spice, Ruby, Chrome OS, MATLAB.
- ASIC design and verification.
- ML and AI.
- System/Board design, circuit board layout, signal integrity, power design.
- Hardware automation, validation and test.
- UNIX and JTAG tools.
- Pre-silicon and/or post-silicon platforms.
- Computer architecture, CPU & GPU architecture.
JOB DETAILS:
- Locations: San Jose, CA or Santa Clara, CA
- Onsite/Hybrid: This role requires the student to work full time (40 hours a week), in either a hybrid or onsite work structure throughout the duration of the co-op/intern term
We are seeking a highly motivated ASIC Package Engineering intern/co-op to join our team and work with our team of engineers in bringing new and advanced packaging technology to reality. In this role -
- We will have your involvement in supporting Package design and Package Development Engineers in prioritizing and optimizing new projects
- We will train you to complete substrate, interposer and bump designs for AMD products, test vehicles and probe card substrates
- We will assign you projects related to design verification implementation to ensure design performance, quality and efficiency
- Analyzing yield and defect metrics to ensure design performance and help improve the yield will be part of your responsibilities
- We will encourage you to evaluate, benchmark packaging materials and interact with partners to achieve the most cost-efficient design and materials for the best performance and yield requirements
- You are currently enrolled in a United States based University in a Bachelor's program majoring in Electrical engineering, Engineering Science, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Material Science Engineering, or a related field
- If you have knowledge / experience with any of the following technical skills (or related areas) and are enthusiastic about this role, we strongly encourage you to apply -
- Course related to transmission lines and electric circuits
- Package, silicon or PCB design software
- Scripting languages - Perl / Python / SQL
- Semiconductor theory and packaging process/technolog.
- Data analytics and data visualization tools like powerBI
Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.
AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.
Salary : $79,872 - $119,808
