GPU Hardware Intern

Search your pockets and pick up a device that is most likely flat, fits in your palm, and has a shiny glass surface. With the help of your phone, you can buy bus tickets, track work-out sessions, watch movies, play a game, or record your next social media video post. Arm provides the computational superpowers of the modern-day smartphone. Billions of users benefit from our technology every day, with a performance unheard of only a few years ago!

Our Arm designs power smartphones, self-driving cars, smart-watches, data-centres and just about any imaginable piece of electronics in the world. By joining our team in Trondheim, you will learn more about how we design our GPUs, CPUs, AI accelerators and other world-class intellectual property!

In 2006 Arm acquired Falanx, a small Norwegian start-up developing Graphics Processing Units. That Trondheim based team now counts over 200 employees from more than 30 different nationalities. Here, the team combines hiking, skiing, and trips on the fjord with developing Mali™, the world's most shipped GPU.

If you're excited by new technologies and eager to grow your skills in a supportive environment, we'd like to hear from you.

This 10-week internship starts in June 2027.

What you could be doing as an Intern?

Join our hardware team and help shape the next generation of Arm technology. We're looking for curious students with an interest in graphics processor design, verification, and implementation who are eager to learn and contribute. As an intern with us you will typically explore tasks within one of these areas:

• Investigating design improvements that satisfies requirements related to functionality, performance, energy consumption and silicon area.
• Proposing and implementing improvements in systems used for finding intricate hardware bugs in an efficient manner.
• Reading and writing specifications, test plans and investigation reports.
• Writing code for systems that tests that the GPU works as intended.
• Writing code that describes the behavior and microarchitecture of the design.
• Improving and developing modern, world-class flows for graphics hardware design/validation/implementation.

We are looking for individuals who:

Are currently enrolled and studying towards a degree within Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science. Candidates with alternative degrees will also be considered if they have relevant experience or an interest in hardware development.

If you enjoy coding and are interested in processors, graphics, and digital systems, we'd love to hear from you.

Qualities that will help your application stand out:

• Understanding of computer architecture concepts
• Exposure to RTL design or FPGA prototyping (e.g. Verilog/VHDL)
• Solid programming skills
• Good interpersonal skills with an analytical approach
• Ability to communicate creative ideas in a precise manner

Additional Information:

We encourage early applications as we review them on a first come/first served basis. Please provide an academic transcript as part of your application.

Arm Internships require you to be enrolled in a higher education degree and be returning to your course after your internship.

Please note we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must have the right to work in the country where the internship is based, without relying on sponsorship by Arm, for the full duration of the internship.

In Return:

Working on interesting new projects with leaders in the field is exciting, but we also know how important it is to receive support. That's why throughout your internship, you can expect regular feedback and development opportunities, social activities to connect with your peers, an end of internship celebration, plus the opportunity to be *considered for future Graduate positions (*subject to performance). #getreadytogrow

In addition to a competitive salary NOK 270 or 290 per hour (depends on any prior work experience), our on-the-job learning and mentoring/buddy schemes provide unparalleled learning and networking opportunities from the best in the industry.

Accommodations at Arm

At Arm, we want to build extraordinary teams. If you need an adjustment or an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email [email protected]. To note, by sending us the requested information, you consent to its use by Arm to arrange for appropriate accommodations. All accommodation or adjustment requests will be treated with confidentiality, and information concerning these requests will only be disclosed as necessary to provide the accommodation. Although this is not an exhaustive list, examples of support include breaks between interviews, having documents read aloud, or office accessibility. Please email us about anything we can do to accommodate you during the recruitment process.

Hybrid Working at Arm

Arm’s approach to hybrid working is designed to create a working environment that supports both high performance and personal wellbeing. We believe in bringing people together face to face to enable us to work at pace, whilst recognizing the value of flexibility. Within that framework, we empower groups/teams to determine their own hybrid working patterns, depending on the work and the team’s needs. Details of what this means for each role will be shared upon application. In some cases, the flexibility we can offer is limited by local legal, regulatory, tax, or other considerations, and where this is the case, we will collaborate with you to find the best solution. Please talk to us to find out more about what this could look like for you.

Equal Opportunities at Arm

Arm is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and colleagues. We are a diverse organization of dedicated and innovative individuals, and don’t discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.