2027 PhD ML System Engineering Intern/Co-op

Job Description

At AMD, we believe technology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMD is shaping the future.
Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or bringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger – technology that moves the world forward. As an AMD intern and co-op, you’ll be placed at the epicenter of the AI ecosystem, working alongside experts and industry pioneers. You’ll do important work, learn new skills, expand your network, and gain real-world experience on projects that impact millions of end-users worldwide. Whether you’re an undergrad or a PhD student, your contributions matter-and your experience here will be a launchpad for what comes next.
Onsite/Hybrid: This role requires the student to work full time (40 hours a week), in either a hybrid or onsite work structure throughout the duration of the co-op/intern term
Spring/Summer Co-op : January 25, 2027 – August 13, 2027
Summer Internship:
Summer/Fall Co-op :
We are seeking highly motivated ML System Engineering co-op to join our team. We will give you your own project: taking an LLM or VLM and making it run faster on the Ryzen AI NPU. You get to present your findings to the wider engineering organization at the end of your term, and write up what you learned so the team can build on it.
What you will learn: how a transformer maps onto a tiled dataflow accelerator, how to reason about compute-bound versus memory-bound behavior on real hardware, and how production AI compilers and runtimes are structured. You are completing a PhD, in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
You have worked with compilers: graph lowering, operator fusion, scheduling, tiling, and memory planning. You are strong in Python and C++, and comfortable profiling code to tell compute-bound from memory-bound behavior.
Familiarity with the AMD AI Engine (AIE) architecture, or experience writing kernels or dataflow designs with IRON, is a plus.
Note: By submitting your application, you are indicating your interest in AMD intern positions. We are recruiting for multiple positions, and if your experience aligns with any of our intern opportunities, a recruiter will contact you.
AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.
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