Hardware Engineering Intern, PhD, Summer 2026

Please complete your application before March 31, 2026.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India; Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

• Currently pursuing a PhD degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: Hardware System Integration, Signal and Power Integrity, System Validation, Wireless Communications, Product Design, Computer Architecture, Digital Design Verification, Digital Circuits, ASIC Physical Design, FPGAs, Embedded Systems, Memory Systems
• Experience in programming languages (e.g., C++, Python, Verilog, UVM), Synopsys, and Cadence tools

• Experience with wireless communication interfaces and sensors
• Experience with performance modeling tools, C++, Python, Silicon design tools in Front End/Design Verification/Physical Design (with any or all of these)
• Knowledge of arithmetic units, bus architectures, accelerators, or memory hierarchies, computer architecture, linear algebra, ML/DL background
• Knowledge of high performance and low power design techniques
• Currently attending a degree program in India and available to work full time for 12 weeks outside of university term time

As a Hardware Engineering Intern, you will work in a team that is shaping the future of Google Cloud Silicon that include TPUs, Arm based servers and network products. You will collaborate with hardware and software architects and designers to architect, model, analyze, define, and design next-generation Cloud Silicon. You will have dynamic, multi-faceted responsibilities in areas such as product definition, design, and implementation, collaborating with the Engineering teams to drive the optimal balance between performance, power, features, schedule, and cost.

The ML, Systems, and Cloud AI (MSCA) organization at Google designs, implements, and manages the hardware, software, machine learning, and systems infrastructure for all Google services (e.g., Search, YouTube, etc.) and Google Cloud. Our end users are Googlers, Cloud customers, and people who use Google services around the world.

We prioritize security, efficiency, and reliability across everything we do - from developing our latest Cloud Si products to running a global network, while driving towards shaping the future of hyperscale computing.

Google is and always will be an engineering company. We hire people with a broad set of technical skills who are ready to address some of technology's greatest challenges and make an impact on millions, if not billions, of users. At Google, engineers not only revolutionize search, they routinely work on massive scalability and storage solutions, large-scale applications and entirely new platforms for developers around the world. From Google Ads to Chrome, Android to YouTube, Social to Local, Google engineers are changing the world one technological achievement after another.

• Responsibilities may vary based on specific teams.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.