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GPU Internships - Design Verification and Emulation & Driver Live
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Do you love working on challenges that no one has solved yet? As a member of our dynamic group, you will have the unique and rewarding opportunity to craft upcoming products that will delight and inspire millions of Apple’s customers every single day. The UK GPU team works on IPs that are part of Apple’s world-class GPU designs for Apple Silicon SoCs. We are seeking highly motivated, innovative and confident individuals to join us, across the following areas: Unit Design Verification, Top Design Verification and Emulation & Driver Live. You will be at the centre of a chip design effort working with all disciplines, with a critical impact on getting high performant products to millions of Apple customers efficiently.
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These internships can be based in London Bishopsgate, St Albans or Cambridge. You may express your location preferences if selected for interview.
Start dates:
Winter 2026 or Spring / Summer 2027.
Key Dates:
Applications will close by mid-October. Initial interviews will take place in October, with final round interviews in November.
DESCRIPTION
We will be hiring for the below internships across the available start dates: Winter 2026 or Spring / Summer 2027.
Design Verification
You'll be part of creating comprehensive verification plans and contributing to test bench development, from stimulating real-world scenarios to ensuring designs are robust and complete. Collaborating closely with our expert architects and designers, you'll play a crucial role in identifying and addressing issues early in the design cycle. With hands-on mentorship, you'll not only implement key components of our verification flows but also sharpen your debugging skills as you tackle complex testbench and design challenges. This is a great opportunity to build expertise and make a real impact while working alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry.
Emulation
As a Graphics Emulation Intern, you'll develop skills in a range of areas that involve accelerated platforms such as emulation: build GPU models, run cool intensive graphics workloads on those models, debug & resolve potential issues, and contribute to the infrastructure workflow. On top of that, you'll be exposed to the automation portal that pieces all of the previously mentioned areas together using a modern web user interface coupled with a sophisticated backend. Our team partners with teams that use emulation for functional, performance and power verification, through that modern portal - it’s a fantastic opportunity to explore engaging with different teams and build up on communication and interpersonal skills.
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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Currently pursuing a BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- At the end of the internship, you must return to school to continue your education or the internship must be the last requirement for you to graduate.
- Strong coding skills with C or C++
- Strong understanding of common data structures, algorithms, and design patterns
- A curiosity about GPU / CPU / SOC architecture and micro-architecture
- Knowledge of scripting languages such as Perl, Python or Ruby
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Strong interpersonal and analytical skills
- Ability to work well within a team and be productive under tight schedules
- Familiarity with SystemVerilog / Verilog / VHDL
- Prior experience with hardware description languages
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