FY27 Intern - IP Applications Engineering Internship - Canada (16 months) - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
$54,600 - $103,350 USD yearly
Originally posted 18 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As an IP Applications Engineering Intern, you will support customers using high-speed IP solutions, gaining experience with customer support, IP integration, and silicon bring-up activities.
What you'll do
- Provide first-line customer-facing post-sales support for Ethernet and PCIe serdes IPs.
- Provide remote and onsite post-sales silicon bring up support to customers worldwide.
- Work with internal teams to resolve customer issues.
- Develop and maintain APIs and ATE vectors.
- Work closely with R&D and provide updates to PM.
What you'll need
- Currently studying Electrical/Computer Engineering or Engineering Science.
- Strong programming skills in C/C++.
- Scripting skills in Python, Tcl, Perl.
- Experience with Verilog/SystemVerilog testbenches.
- 1 year of academic experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Python.
Nice to have
- Experience working with PCIe and/or Ethernet SerDes specifications.
- Experience working with lab equipment such as BERT, real-time scopes, sampling scopes, VNA, and/or protocol analyzers.
- Experience with lab automation software such as Python and/or Labview.
- Extensive working experience with one or more: firmware, low-level programming, optimizing embedded C code, hardware debug.
- Experience with Jira, Agile/Scrum, Confluence.
- Knowledge of EDA tools, strong understanding of simulators.
Skills: customer-facing post-sales support, Ethernet and PCIe serdes IPs, silicon bring up, lab equipment, lab automation
This role has been open 38 days — well below the 63-day median for Applications FAE roles.
Applications FAE · Serdes Highspeed
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Open roles in category
89
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Median days open
63 d
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Median salary
$183k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (89 roles · 23 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 9 | 89 |
| Median days open | 56 d | 63 d (−7 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $183k |
Skills observed across this category: customer-facing post-sales support, Ethernet and PCIe serdes IPs, silicon bring up, lab equipment, lab automation
Who's hiring in this category
- Astera Labs · 15 open roles · median 73 d
- Synopsys · 13 open roles · median 41 d
- Keysight Technologies · 11 open roles · median 48 d
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 9 open roles · median 56 d
- Microchip Technology · 7 open roles · median 47 d
- Marvell Technology · 5 open roles · median 185 d
How we counted: 89 open Applications FAE (Serdes Highspeed) roles from 23 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 27 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. Figures refresh nightly.