UIUC Research Park Intern - Validation

Rivian•Champaign, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Rivian internships are experiences optimized for student candidates. To be eligible, you must be an undergraduate or graduate student in an accredited program during the internship term with an expected graduation date between December 2026 through May 2028. Rivian's Internship Program requires active student enrollment. Information regarding your expected degree completion date is collected solely to verify eligibility and determine your availability for future full-time opportunities. Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and does not use graduation dates to determine the age of applicants or as a basis for discriminatory hiring decisions. If you are not pursuing a degree, please see our full time positions on our Rivian careers site. Note that if your university has specific requirements for internship programs, it is your responsibility to fulfill those requirements.

Requirements

Must be currently pursuing a bachelors, masters, or PhD degree at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Actively pursuing a degree or one closely related in Electrical or Computer Science Engineerin
Proficient in C/C++ and scripting language (e.g., Python, Linux shell, etc.)
Good knowledge in FPGA design and Verilog languages
Strong analytical skills, written and verbal communication skills, and a team player
Experience with courses or projects focusing on platform/embedded software development

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in SoC peripheral interfaces like JTAG, I2C, UART, SPI, ethernet, DDR, PCIe is a plus
Prior experience in AMD Zynq FPGA Petalinux development is a plus

Responsibilities

Work w/ SoC validation team to refine and execute the SoC validation plan
Use C/C++ software and FPGA technology to validate SoC for the next generation hardware design, enable SoC internal functional blocks and peripheral interfaces.
Generate test coverage reports
Build benchmark tools to evaluate performance of the hardware system, including throughput, latency, resource utilization, IO or compute frequency metrics
Document validation progress and results in Rivian’s tracking system, to maintain good traceability