Digital Engineer Intern

Summer 2026 Internship - May 26 - August 14

Austin, TX - 100% onsite - no relocation provided

Must be currently enrolled full time in a university degree program pursing a bachelor or master degree.  Must not have graduated before September 2026

Our Infrastructure Power team is looking for a talented BSc/MSc in Electrical/Computer Engineering (EE/ECE) currently a college grad to join our team as a fulltime Digital Engineer Intern at our office in Austin, TX. Our team works on the most advanced digital power ICs in the industry. This is an excellent full-time/permanent role giving the opportunity to work with an expert team learning digital design, verification, debug, simulation, and automation script development, contributing to industry leading chips.

Job Duties:

• Develop, debug, and verify digital designs in pre and post silicon environment
• Write tests to verify digital designs
• Learn, develop and improve scripts to facilitate design automation flows.
• Document design requirement, architecture, and implementation
• Research and present new tools in aid of design development process

• Must be currently enrolled full time in a university degree program pursing a bachelor or master degree.  Must not have graduated before September 2026
• Comfortable with debugging mixed-signal designs in System Verilog based test benches
• Project work showing collaborative and innovative thinking
• Proficient in a scripting language such as Python/Perl
• Strong analytical skills and debug methodology
• Good written and verbal communications skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working experience with Cadence or Synopsys design tools: SimVision or Verdi
• Knowledge of ARM cortex M-series processor and computer architecture in general
• Academic experience of serial interfaces
• Exposure to mixed signal designs w/ academic understanding of basic analog circuits
• Prior industry employment/internship experience in relevant subject

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose ‘To Make Our Lives Easier.’ As the industry’s leading expert in embedded processing with unmatched quality and system-level know-how, we have evolved to provide scalable and comprehensive semiconductor solutions for automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT industries based on the broadest product portfolio, including High Performance Computing, Embedded Processing, Analog & Connectivity, and Power.
 
With a diverse team of over 22,000 professionals in more than 30 countries, we continue to expand our boundaries to offer enhanced user experiences through digitalization and usher into a new era of innovation. We design and develop sustainable, power-efficient solutions today that help people and communities thrive tomorrow, ‘To Make Our Lives Easier.’     
 
At Renesas, you can: 

• Launch and advance your career in technical and business roles across four Product Groups and various corporate functions. You will have the opportunities to explore our hardware and software capabilities and try new things.  

• Make a real impact by developing innovative products and solutions to meet our global customers' evolving needs and help make people’s lives easier, safe and secure. 

• Maximize your performance and wellbeing in our flexible and inclusive work environment. Our people-first culture and global support system, including the remote work option and Employee Resource Groups, will help you excel from the first day.    

Are you ready to own your success and make your mark?  

Join Renesas. Shape Your Future with Us.  

Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to celebrating diversity and fostering a work environment free of discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. For more information, please read our Diversity & Inclusion Statement.

Renesas Electronics deals with dual-use technology that is subject to U.S. export controls regulations. Under these regulations it may be necessary for Renesas to obtain U.S. government export license prior to release of technology to certain persons. The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at the sole discretion of Renesas.

We have adopted a hybrid model that gives employees the ability to work remotely two days a week while ensuring that we come together as a team in the office the rest of the time. The designated in-office days are Tuesday through Thursday for innovation, collaboration and continuous learning.