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 0 days — well below the 61-day median for Digital/RTL Design roles.
Digital/RTL Design · RTL Design
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Open roles in category
968
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Median days open
61 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 (968 roles · 101 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 13 | 968 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 32 | 3108 · 114 employers |
| Median days open | 16 d | 61 d (−45 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 139 open roles · median 58 d
- Synopsys · 68 open roles · median 24 d
- AMD · 65 open roles · median 46 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 47 open roles · median 80 d
- Analog Devices · 45 open roles · median 39 d
- NVIDIA · 45 open roles · median 58 d
How we counted: 968 open Digital/RTL Design (RTL Design) roles from 101 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 4 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.