2027 Internship - Digital Design Engineer - Austin, Texas, United States
Digital Design & SoC Architecture
Originally posted 11 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Digital Design Engineer Intern, you will contribute to the development of digital logic circuits for mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs) products.
What you'll do
- Design and implement RTL modules using Verilog for DSP and data conversion ICs.
- Perform logic simulation, functional verification, and synthesis in a mixed-signal environment.
- Collaborate with the design team on integration and system-level verification.
- Support behavioral modeling of analog and mixed-signal circuits.
- Assist with test vector generation and lab test development.
What you'll need
- Currently pursuing a MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- Strong understanding of Digital Signal Processing (DSP) concepts.
- Proficiency in Verilog and Synopsys-based design flows.
- Experience with Matlab for algorithm development and analysis.
- Familiarity with PWM techniques, transistor-level simulators, and place-and-route tools.
Market context
This role has been open 2 days — well below the 62-day median for Digital/RTL Design roles.
Digital/RTL Design · RTL Design
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Open roles in category
1006
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Median days open
62 d
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Median salary
$185k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Cirrus Logic | All employers we track in this specialty (1006 roles · 98 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 10 | 1006 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 29 | 3184 · 113 employers |
| Median days open | 175 d | 62 d (+113 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 142 open roles · median 62 d
- Synopsys · 82 open roles · median 23 d
- AMD · 74 open roles · median 38 d
- Analog Devices · 48 open roles · median 39 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 48 open roles · median 76 d
- NVIDIA · 46 open roles · median 62 d
How we counted: 1006 open Digital/RTL Design (RTL Design) roles from 98 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 8 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Digital Design & Verification family row. Figures refresh nightly.