What are the responsibilities and job description for the Silicon Validation Intern position at Groq?
Winter 2026 (January - April) Internship - full-time - hybrid
Mission
Leverage industry experience to lay the groundwork for creating a silicon validation and characterization platform with a strong focus on quality to provide the best possible devices to the datacenter and help drive future design improvements.
Responsibilities & Opportunities In This Role
Compensation: The US pay range for our technical internships is $30-$50 / per hour. The US pay range for our non-technical internships is $30-$40 / per hour. Individual compensation will be commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications and experience, country of internship and aligned with Groq’s internal leveling guidelines and benchmarks.
This position may require access to technology and/or information subject to U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). To comply with these requirements, candidates for this role must meet certain citizenship or residency criteria. Specifically, they must qualify as U.S. Persons for export control purposes (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (Green Card holder), or a protected individual under 8 U.S.C.
Mission
Leverage industry experience to lay the groundwork for creating a silicon validation and characterization platform with a strong focus on quality to provide the best possible devices to the datacenter and help drive future design improvements.
Responsibilities & Opportunities In This Role
- Responsible for partnering with senior Silicon validation engineers to help develop an E2E system validation test plan for the SoC including characterization
- Collaborate with the SW and HW teams to characterize tests and hardware
- Focus on automation of tests for validation and characterization
- Courses/lab work in core Electrical Engineering (DSP, VLSI, Circuit design, Microcontrollers,)
- Strong fundamentals in Signal Integrity basics and High Speed I/O characteristics
- Strong communication skills
- Keen interest and experience in programming (Python/C )
- Basic understanding of Electrical Engineering concepts and strong fundamentals in Physics
- Basic understanding of LINUX OS and use of commands in LINUX
- Must be authorized to work in the United States or Canada
- Purposeful Hiring: You’re not here by accident, and neither is anyone else. Every teammate is handpicked with intention because who we build with matters.
- Builders Wanted: You’re not just riding the rocket ship, you’re building it. Your work directly shapes the trajectory of our company.
- Mission-Driven Work: We’re here to make a real impact. Our mission fuels everything we do.
- Tackling Hard Problems: If easy isn’t your thing, you’re in the right place. We solve some of the most complex and exciting challenges in our space.
- Excellence Is The Standard: High performance isn’t just encouraged, it’s the baseline. And it’s contagious.
Compensation: The US pay range for our technical internships is $30-$50 / per hour. The US pay range for our non-technical internships is $30-$40 / per hour. Individual compensation will be commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications and experience, country of internship and aligned with Groq’s internal leveling guidelines and benchmarks.
This position may require access to technology and/or information subject to U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). To comply with these requirements, candidates for this role must meet certain citizenship or residency criteria. Specifically, they must qualify as U.S. Persons for export control purposes (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (Green Card holder), or a protected individual under 8 U.S.C.
- 1324b(a)(3) such as a refugee or asylee), or otherwise be eligible for an applicable export license.
Salary : $30 - $50