IC Design Exploration Intern - SG, Singapore-Design Ctr, Singapore
Originally posted 29 December 2025 by the employer — open 255 days.
This role is part of the SerDes Technology team.
About the role
This IC Design Exploration Intern role offers the opportunity to gain real-world experience in various aspects of IC design, including analog design, digital design, functional verification, and post-silicon validation. You will contribute to the SerDes Technology team, focusing on high-speed analog and mixed-signal circuits in advanced technology nodes (3nm, 7nm).
What you'll do
- Strengthen foundational technical IC design knowledge.
- Work independently and collaboratively across multiple geographical sites.
- Participate in technical discussions and conduct knowledge sharing sessions.
- Design and develop high speed analog and mixed signal circuits (112Gbps and above).
- Use, simulate, and analyze logs and reports generated from EDA tools.
- Develop validation methodology and automation scripting to characterize SerDes designs.
What you'll need
- Degree/Master/PhD in Electronics/Electrical/Computer Engineering/Computer Science.
- Willingness to learn.
- Scripting skills (Perl, TCL, shell, Python).
- Problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.
Nice to have
- Good fundamental of digital logic design.
- Experience in Verilog and/or VHDL.
- Good programming/scripting skills (Python, OOP concepts, Perl, etc).
- Experience in SystemVerilog and/or UVM.
- Experience in AI/ML related project.
- Strong programming/scripting skills (Python, C/C++, Perl, TCL).
- Knowledge of common lab equipment (BERT, analyzers, oscilloscopes, PNA/VNA).
Skills: SerDes Technology, high speed analog, mixed signal circuit, Verilog (RTL), post-silicon validation
This role has been open 171 days — well above the 91-day median for High-Speed IO/SerDes Design roles.
High-Speed IO/SerDes Design · Serdes Highspeed
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Open roles in category
217
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Median days open
91 d
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Median salary
$185k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | AMD | All employers we track in this specialty (217 roles · 44 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in category | 24 | 217 |
| Median days open | 61 d | 91 d (−30 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Skills observed across this category: SerDes Technology, high speed analog, mixed signal circuit, Verilog (RTL), post-silicon validation
Who's hiring in this category
- AMD (this employer) · 24 open roles · median 61 d
- Cadence Design Systems · 19 open roles · median 153 d
- Qualcomm · 17 open roles · median 74 d
- Synopsys · 16 open roles · median 53 d
- Broadcom · 11 open roles · median 142 d
- NVIDIA · 10 open roles · median 95 d
How we counted: 217 open High-Speed IO/SerDes Design (Serdes Highspeed) roles from 44 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 10 Sept 2026. Figures refresh nightly.