TSMC · 1 month ago
Summer 2026 - AI Research Intern for Business Intelligence(7274)
San Jose, CA
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$42/hr - $50/hr
Start in 2026 SummerTSMC is a leading semiconductor foundry that invites exceptional PhD and Master’s students to join their AI4BI Innovation Center for an intensive research internship. Interns will work alongside Research Scientists and Engineers to explore Generative AI and develop novel methods for LLMs in complex business environments.
Consumer ElectronicsElectronicsManufacturingProduct DesignSemiconductor
Responsibilities
Research & Prototyping: Execute a defined research project exploring topics such as RLAIF (RL from AI Feedback), Chain-of-Thought reasoning, or multi-agent orchestration
Agentic Development: Build and evaluate lightweight agents that can perform tasks using internal tools and APIs
Collaboration: Engage in weekly technical discussions, reading groups, and brainstorming sessions with the wider research team
Evaluation: Design rigorous benchmarks to measure the reliability of agentic systems
Qualification
Required
Currently pursuing a Ph.D. or a research-focused M.S. in Computer Science, AI, Machine Learning, or a related field
Strong coding skills in Python and experience with deep learning frameworks (PyTorch or JAX)
Practical experience with Large Language Models (LLMs), including prompting, fine-tuning, or retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
Ability to read and implement papers from recent conferences (NeurIPS, ICLR, etc.) quickly
Preferred
Proven track record of research (published or pre-print) in RL or NLP, or Computer Vision
Experience with agent frameworks (LangGraph, AutoGen) or evaluation frameworks
Familiarity with Docker and cloud-based experimentation environments
Company
TSMC
Established in 1987, TSMC is the world's first dedicated semiconductor foundry.
Founded in 1987
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$14.2BKey Investors
U.S. Department of CommerceBerkshire Hathaway
2024-04-08Grant· $6.6B
2024-01-01Acquired
2022-09-30Post Ipo Equity· $4.1B
Leadership Team
Morris Chang
Founder, Chairman & CEO
Peter M. Cleveland
Senior Vice President
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