Cambridge, UK
Duration: 8–12 weeks (Summer 2026)
Paid Internship £25k (undergrad) up to £35k (postgrad)
lowRISC CIC
About Us
Imagine the innovations we could achieve together if production-ready commercial-grade IP components and engineering systems were available to everyone, for free. At lowRISC we believe that open source development can transform the semiconductor industry.
Our Ibex CPU and OpenTitan Root of Trust projects have been taken to production silicon, partnering with world-leading organisations including Google, combining open-source approaches with best practice chip design methodologies.
lowRISC is a non-profit Community Interest Company: with a business model that includes member fees and engineering services we have shown that it is possible to run world-leading projects collaboratively for everyone’s benefit. Originally a spinout from Cambridge University’s Computer Lab, our UK team is based in Cambridge and our Switzerland team is based in Zurich.
The Role
We are looking for a Summer Intern with an interest in design verification and AI to support our engineering teams. This internship offers hands-on exposure to hardware verification, AI-assisted testing, and open-source projects that impact the global tech ecosystem.
You may work on:
- Design verification workflows using SystemVerilog, UVM, or equivalent
- AI/ML tools to assist verification, testing, or bug detection
- Developing testbenches and automated verification scripts
- Analyzing verification results to improve hardware reliability
- Contributing to open-source repositories and documentation
About You
We are looking for students who:
- Are studying Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, AI, or related fields (2nd+ year Bachelor's or part way through a Master's or PHD)
- Have experience or interest in hardware design, verification, or AI/ML
- Are comfortable with Python, C/C++, or scripting for verification
- Have basic understanding of hardware description languages (Verilog/SystemVerilog)
- Are curious, proactive, and enjoy collaborative problem solving
Bonus Skills (Not Required):
- Familiarity with RISC-V architectures
- Knowledge of UVM / SystemVerilog testbenches
- Experience with AI-assisted verification tools or ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow)
What We Offer
- Competitive salary £25k (undergrad) up to £35k for a postgrad
- Mentorship from engineers leading open-source hardware projects
- Hands-on experience in hardware verification enhanced by AI
- Flexible hybrid working environment
- Opportunity to contribute to globally used open-source projects
- Collaborative project based culture
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Cambridge, UK
Duration: 8–12 weeks (Summer 2026)
Paid Internship £25k (undergrad) up to £35k (postgrad)
lowRISC CIC
About Us
Imagine the innovations we could achieve together if production-ready commercial-grade IP components and engineering systems were available to everyone, for free. At lowRISC we believe that open source development can transform the semiconductor industry.
Our Ibex CPU and OpenTitan Root of Trust projects have been taken to production silicon, partnering with world-leading organisations including Google, combining open-source approaches with best practice chip design methodologies.
lowRISC is a non-profit Community Interest Company: with a business model that includes member fees and engineering services we have shown that it is possible to run world-leading projects collaboratively for everyone’s benefit. Originally a spinout from Cambridge University’s Computer Lab, our UK team is based in Cambridge and our Switzerland team is based in Zurich.
The Role
We are looking for a Summer Intern with an interest in design verification and AI to support our engineering teams. This internship offers hands-on exposure to hardware verification, AI-assisted testing, and open-source projects that impact the global tech ecosystem.
You may work on:
- Design verification workflows using SystemVerilog, UVM, or equivalent
- AI/ML tools to assist verification, testing, or bug detection
- Developing testbenches and automated verification scripts
- Analyzing verification results to improve hardware reliability
- Contributing to open-source repositories and documentation
About You
We are looking for students who:
- Are studying Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, AI, or related fields (2nd+ year Bachelor's or part way through a Master's or PHD)
- Have experience or interest in hardware design, verification, or AI/ML
- Are comfortable with Python, C/C++, or scripting for verification
- Have basic understanding of hardware description languages (Verilog/SystemVerilog)
- Are curious, proactive, and enjoy collaborative problem solving
Bonus Skills (Not Required):
- Familiarity with RISC-V architectures
- Knowledge of UVM / SystemVerilog testbenches
- Experience with AI-assisted verification tools or ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow)
What We Offer
- Competitive salary £25k (undergrad) up to £35k for a postgrad
- Mentorship from engineers leading open-source hardware projects
- Hands-on experience in hardware verification enhanced by AI
- Flexible hybrid working environment
- Opportunity to contribute to globally used open-source projects
- Collaborative project based culture
