Systems Software Intern, Aerial PHY- Summer 2027 - CA, Santa Clara, United States
Originally posted 20 October 2026 by the employer.
Work on Aerial PHY physical layer software for 5G/6G radio access networks using CUDA and GPUs.
About the role
As a Systems Software Intern on the Aerial PHY team, you will work on software for the physical layer of the radio access network using GPUs to handle signal-processing tasks for 5G and 6G networks.
What you'll do
- Develop an end-to-end reference system stack for 5G/6G baseband. - Build and simulate algorithms for the 5G/6G PHY layer in Matlab/Python. - Implement and optimize PHY features in C/C++ and CUDA on a GPU platform based on 5G/6G specifications. - Support system integration, performance testing, system demonstration, and lab trials for the end-to-end system.
What you'll need
- Currently pursuing an MS or PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field. - Background in classic and AI/ML-based algorithms for communication signal processing in wireless systems. - Understanding of the balance between algorithm performance and implementation cost. - Programming skills in Matlab/Python and C/C++.
Skills: 5G/6G, baseband, PHY layer, C/C++, CUDA, GPU
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 61-day median for Systems Software Engineering roles.
Systems Software Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
697
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Median days open
61 d
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Median salary
$210k
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| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (697 roles · 73 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 136 | 697 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 1004 | 6296 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 42 d | 61 d (−19 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $210k |
Skills observed across this category: 5G/6G, baseband, PHY layer, C/C++, CUDA, GPU
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 172 open roles · median 82 d
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 133 open roles · median 42 d
- AMD · 61 open roles · median 50 d
- Mobileye · 25 open roles · median 76 d
- Broadcom · 23 open roles · median 56 d
- Arm Holdings · 20 open roles · median 118 d
How we counted: 697 open Systems Software Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 73 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 21 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 Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.