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Our mission is to make AI systems more scalable, efficient, and accessible.\nToday we have one internship position available for max 6 months, in our applied AI engineering Team, for MSc students.\nPlease note: This internship is intended for students who are currently enrolled at a university or higher education institution in Switzerland and already based in Switzerland.\nAbout the role:\nKandou pushes the boundaries of state-of-the-art semiconductor and electronic design, an arena where off-the-shelf AI tools often fall short. As an AI Engineering Intern, you’ll join our AI team to build custom, cutting-edge AI tools that transform how our engineers work. You will operate at the intersection of AI and hardware, developing high-impact solutions for our Analog, Digital, and Verification design teams.\nThe goal of this internship is to bridge state-of-the-art AI techniques with complex semiconductor engineering workflows. 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