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Embedded Systems Intern

CompanyInspire Semiconductor
LocationAustin
Work ModeOn Site
PostedMarch 10, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The intern will unify RISC-V development, currently split between manual FPGA simulations and hardware bring-up, into a single VS Code-integrated GUI that acts as a Command Center for the engineering team. This involves delivering a standalone or VS Code-integrated tool to automate the full development loop, including image loading, serial console management, reset control, and GDB debugging.
Internship Type
intern
Company Size
17
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
InspireSemi provides revolutionary high-performance, energy-efficient accelerated computing solutions for High-Performance Computing (HPC), AI, graph analytics, and other compute-intensive workloads. The Thunderbird “supercomputer-cluster-on-a-chip” is a disruptive, next-generation datacenter accelerator designed to address multiple underserved and diversified industries, including financial services, computer-aided engineering, energy, climate modeling, cybersecurity, and life sciences & drug discovery. Based on the open standard RISC-V instruction set architecture, InspireSemi’s solutions set new standards of performance, energy efficiency, and ease of programming. The Company is headquartered in Austin, TX and led by an accomplished team with a proven track record. It is leveraging an efficient, scalable fabless operating model with outsourced manufacturing partners (e.g.- TSMC, ASE). Leading industrial companies, national labs, and computer OEMs value our technology, innovative North America design team, and world-class supply chain partners.
About the Role
Embedded Systems Intern 

Focus: Embedded Systems & Tooling 

What You’ll Solve  

You will solve workflow fragmentation. Currently, our RISC-V development is split across manual FPGA simulations and hardware bring-up. You will unify this into a single, sleek VS Code-integrated GUI that serves as the Command Center for our entire engineering team. 

What You’ll Deliver  

A standalone and VS Code-integrated PySide6 GUI and/or a VS Code Plugin(s). This tool or tools will automate the full loop: loading bare-metal/Linux images, managing serial consoles, reset control via STM32G, and GDB debugging across both Xilinx FPGA and Thunderbird targets. 

What You’ll Learn  

You will master the full embedded stack. From low-level RISC-V firmware and JTAG debugging to modern software practices like AI-assisted development (Claude/Codex) and building professional desktop interfaces for hardware. 

What You Bring 

  • Major: Electrical Engineering or Computer Science. 
  • Technical Edge: Expertise in Python/PySide6, C/CMake, and experience with GDB/JTAG debugging tools. 

Key Skills
PythonPySide6CCMakeGDBJTAGRISC-VFPGASTM32GVS Code IntegrationGUI DevelopmentBare-metalLinux
Categories
EngineeringSoftwareTechnologyScience & Research