Systems Engineering Intern - MS/PhD - Dallas, TX, United States
Originally posted 11 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Systems Engineering Intern, you will focus on understanding the technical needs and future trends of an industry or end equipment to create new products and innovative product roadmaps.
What you'll do
- Develop advanced analog and digital chips and system products from concept to mass production.
- Interface directly with TI business units and customers to define product roadmaps.
- Assess and negotiate IC development tradeoffs with design teams and customers.
- Evaluate silicon and systems solutions (hardware and software) and related documentation.
- Gather user requirements, translate them to functional specifications, and implement solutions and enhancement projects.
- Perform troubleshooting and debugging on issues related to the system.
What you'll need
- Currently pursuing a graduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering or related field.
- Cumulative 3.0/4.0 GPA or higher.
Nice to have
- Knowledge in fundamentals analog electronics (feedback systems, filters, MOSFET/BJT, frequency domain analysis).
- Knowledge of structured and/or object oriented programming (C, C++) and signal processing tools (Matlab).
- Understanding of and experience with system design, including writing IC design specifications, developing algorithms and creating system reference models.
- Understanding of and experience with schematic design, PCB layout, circuit debugging and system testing.
Skills: product roadmaps, IC design specifications, system reference models, silicon and systems solutions, IC development team
This role has been open 33 days — well below the 79-day median for SoC/Chip Architecture roles.
SoC/Chip Architecture · SOC Architecture
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Open roles in category
470
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Median days open
79 d
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Median salary
$235k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Texas Instruments | All employers we track in this specialty (470 roles · 65 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 5 | 470 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 77 | 3191 · 115 employers |
| Median days open | 126 d | 79 d (+47 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $235k |
Skills observed across this category: product roadmaps, IC design specifications, system reference models, silicon and systems solutions, IC development team
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 72 open roles · median 86 d
- NVIDIA · 56 open roles · median 68 d
- Apple · 39 open roles · median 9 d
- AMD · 35 open roles · median 64 d
- Arm Holdings · 27 open roles · median 112 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 21 open roles · median 114 d
How we counted: 470 open SoC/Chip Architecture (SOC Architecture) roles from 65 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 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.