SK hynix America · 4 hours ago
Intern - AI Cluster Engineering (Summer 2026)
San Jose, CA
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$26/hr - $50/hr
Start in 2026 SummerSK hynix America is at the forefront of semiconductor innovation, developing advanced memory solutions. They are looking for innovative interns to help develop an AI application workload framework and optimize diverse AI applications on their AI cluster.
Semiconductors
Responsibilities
Onboard Diverse AI Applications:
Port and deploy state-of-the-art AI workloads, including LLM (vLLM, TGI), Physical AI (Isaac Sim, ROS 2), and Scientific AI (AlphaFold, GROMACS)
Resolve software dependency issues and build optimized Docker images for the A^3 Registry
Application Profiling & Analysis:
Analyze the unique resource patterns of each application (e.g., “Isaac Sim requires heavy ray-tracing capability” or “Megatron-LM is bottlenecked by RDMA”)
Identify performance bottlenecks using profiling tools (Nsight Systems, PyTorch Profiler)
Develop "Test Recipes":
Define the standard configuration (Recipe) for each application to ensure reproducible testing
Collaboration: Work with infrastructure engineers to tune the system (OS, Network, Storage) to fit your application's needs
Qualification
Required
Currently pursuing a MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, AI, or related fields
Strong proficiency in Python (Bash scripting is a plus)
Experience with Docker (building Dockerfiles, managing dependencies)
Basic understanding of Deep Learning workflows (Training vs. Inference) and frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow)
Comfort with Linux command-line environment
Preferred
Experience with Kubernetes (K8s) or Slurm
Experience with performance profiling tools (Nsight Systems, DCGM, PyTorch Profiler)
Domain Expertise (in one of the following): LLM: Experience with vLLM, TGI, or TensorRT-LLM
Distributed Systems: Experience with Multi-node training (Megatron-LM, DeepSpeed)
Robotics: Experience with ROS 2, Isaac Sim, or Reinforcement Learning
HPC/Science: Experience with MPI, OpenMP, or Bio-informatics tools
Curiosity about computer architecture (GPU, DPU, Memory, Network Fabric)
Benefits
Housing Allowance
Company
SK hynix America
Semiconductors are essential to all IT products, and its performance often determines the performance of the final products.
Founded in 1983
201-500 employees
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Funding
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