Astera Labs
Firmware Engineer Intern (SCO2)
San Jose, CA, United States +1 · Internship · Posted Sep 7, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, CA, United States
California - Education
- Enrollment in a bachelor’s, master’s, or Ph.D. program in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or a related field.
About the job
Develop and validate embedded firmware for Astera Labs’ Scorpio2 (SCO2) platform, including debugging across processor subsystems and supporting product validation workflows.
What you'll do
- Develop, debug, and improve firmware across SCO2 processor subsystems, including functionality, diagnostics, and platform support.
- Build, package, configure, and validate firmware for emulation, silicon, and bench workflows; create tests and investigate issues.
- Support telemetry and debug workflows, analyze logs and build artifacts, document findings, and present the internship project.
What they ask for
- Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s, master’s, or Ph.D. program in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or a related field.
- Coursework, research, or project experience in embedded systems, firmware, operating systems, computer architecture, or software-hardware integration.
- Programming experience in C, C++, Python, or a comparable systems-oriented language.
- Familiarity with Linux development environments, Git-based workflows, debugging, and technical documentation.
Nice to have
- Exposure to real-time operating systems, including FreeRTOS or a comparable RTOS.
- Familiarity with multi-processor systems, communications, hardware interfaces, firmware builds, Python utilities, tests, or embedded telemetry.
Pay
$35/hour to $55/hour (hourly rate); $500-per-week (housing/relocation stipend)
Tools
FreeRTOS, C, C++, Python, Linux, Git, SysConfig, PCIe
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