Research Intern (PhD), FPGA & Silicon Prototyping - Hyderabad, India
Digital Design & SoC Architecture
Originally posted 4 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
What you'll do
- Design, implement, and test digital hardware on FPGA
- Build FPGA prototypes of protocols and system-level features
- Evaluate designs for performance, area, and timing against product targets
- Explore translating FPGA implementations into upcoming silicon products
- Collaborate with architects to refine and tune designs
What you'll need
- Enrolled in a PhD, MS by Research, or MTech by Research program in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, electronics or Electrical Engineering, Robotics or a related field
- Strong fundamentals in digital design and computer architecture
- Hands-on FPGA experience (Verilog/SystemVerilog or VHDL)
- Understanding of hardware design flows (synthesis, timing, verification)
- Programming in C/C++ and Python
Nice to have
- Exposure to high-speed protocols
- Exposure to hardware/software co-design
- Exposure to ASIC design flows
Market context
This role has been open 23 days — well below the 66-day median for Digital/RTL Design roles.
Digital/RTL Design · RTL Design
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Open roles in category
1081
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Median days open
66 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 | Marvell Technology | All employers we track in this specialty (1081 roles · 104 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 13 | 1081 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 37 | 3328 · 116 employers |
| Median days open | 39 d | 66 d (−27 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 158 open roles · median 63 d
- Synopsys · 86 open roles · median 40 d
- AMD · 77 open roles · median 45 d
- Analog Devices · 49 open roles · median 56 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 44 open roles · median 100 d
- NVIDIA · 37 open roles · median 52 d
How we counted: 1081 open Digital/RTL Design (RTL Design) roles from 104 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 — it is counted in the wider Digital Design & Verification family row. Figures refresh nightly.