NVIDIA 2027 Summer Internships: Ph.D. Engineering - CA, Santa Clara, United States
$38 - $94 USD yearly
Originally posted 19 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This internship involves designing and implementing novel ideas in GPU and CPU architectures, systems architectures, operating systems, AI systems, and distributed systems.
What you'll do
- Design and implement novel ideas in GPU and CPU architectures, systems architectures, operating systems, AI systems, and distributed systems.
- Collaborate with other team members, teams, and/or external researchers.
- Transfer research to product groups to enable new products or types of products.
- Deliver prototypes, patents, products, and/or publishing original research.
What you'll need
- Actively enrolled in a university pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Anticipated graduation date (month and year) clearly indicated on a resume or CV.
- Prior experience or knowledge requirements could include C, C++, Python, CUDA.
- Strong background in research with publications at top conferences.
Skills: GPU and CPU architectures, systems architectures, AI systems, Hardware-software co-design, ML for EDA
This role has been open 58 days — well below the 80-day median for SoC/Chip Architecture roles.
SoC/Chip Architecture · SOC Architecture
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Open roles in category
468
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Median days open
80 d
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Median salary
$236k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (468 roles · 65 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 56 | 468 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 235 | 3198 · 115 employers |
| Median days open | 70 d | 80 d (−10 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $236k |
Skills observed across this category: GPU and CPU architectures, systems architectures, AI systems, Hardware-software co-design, ML for EDA
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 71 open roles · median 86 d
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 56 open roles · median 69 d
- Apple · 36 open roles · median 10 d
- AMD · 35 open roles · median 65 d
- Arm Holdings · 27 open roles · median 113 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 21 open roles · median 115 d
How we counted: 468 open SoC/Chip Architecture (SOC Architecture) roles from 65 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 16 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.