PhD Research Intern, Hardware and Systems Architecture

What you'll do

• Conduct cutting-edge research on algorithms, hardware, and system software to advance deep learning and robotics.
• Invent new techniques, methodologies, and devices to enable future product lines.
• Develop prototypes and file patents based on original research findings.
• Create methods for the scientific evaluation of research artifacts using simulation, modeling, and benchmarking.
• Produce a long-term technology vision for products planned 5 to 10 years into the future.
• Design and evaluate research ideas through rigorous experimentation and prototyping.
• Develop systems infrastructure for LLM training, inference, and agentic state management.

What we're looking for

• Pursuing a PhD degree in a relevant discipline such as CS, CE, EE, Physics, or Math.
• At least one year of university or industrial research experience in computer architecture or computer systems.
• Strong programming ability in C, C++, and Python (preferred).
• Experience designing and evaluating research ideas through prototyping, simulation, modeling, or experimentation.
• Ability to communicate research ideas, methods, and results clearly.
• Eagerness to learn and use AI tools for software development and system design.
• Experience with chip/system level architecture, agentic techniques, or specialized accelerators (preferred).
• Experience with systems for AI/ML, LLM infrastructure, or state management in agentic systems (preferred).