Cloud Hardware Development Engineer Intern, Annapurna Labs - 2027

Amazon is a technology company whose engineers build scalable systems, cloud services, and customer-facing products at global scale. The Cloud Hardware Development Engineer Intern will contribute to custom silicon and hardware development through system design, firmware and low-level software, hardware validation, debugging, testing, integration, documentation, and presentations.

What you'll do:

• Supporting the design, bring-up, and validation of hardware systems and subsystems
• Developing firmware or low-level software that interfaces directly with hardware
• Debugging hardware-software integration issues in the lab using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other bench equipment
• Writing and running tests to validate hardware functionality, performance, and reliability
• Collaborating with ASIC, systems, and software teams to take hardware from design through deployment
• Documenting your work and presenting findings to the team

What they're looking for:

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's degree program in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, with a final graduation date of December 2027 or later
• Coursework or project experience in digital logic design and computer architecture
• Familiarity with a hardware description language (Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL)
• Understanding of fundamental digital design concepts: combinational and sequential logic, finite state machines, timing, and clocking
• Experience in hardware design and validation of components, subsystems and systems
• Experience working with fast-moving, high-performance teams and driving innovative solutions tailored to unique business environments
• Can show strong verbal and written communication skills
• Pursuing a degree with a focus on embedded systems, computer architecture, or hardware design
• Hands-on experience with firmware development or bare-metal programming
• Experience debugging hardware in a lab environment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers)
• Familiarity with communication protocols (PCIe, I2C, SPI, UART, Ethernet)
• Scripting experience (Python, Perl, shell) for test automation

Benefits:

• Sign-on payments
• Restricted stock units (RSUs)
• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Parental leave