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GPU Intern

Posted on 8/24/2026

Apple

Apple

10,001+ employees

Designs and sells hardware and software

No salary listed

London, UK + 2 more

More locations: Cambridge, UK | St Albans, UK

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Internships can be based in London Bishopsgate, St Albans, or Cambridge; selected candidates may express location preferences.

Bachelor's, Master's, PhD

Category
Hardware Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Verilog
Python
Ruby
Perl
VHDL
C/C++

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Requirements
  • Currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, or Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or a related field.
  • At the end of the internship, return to school to continue education, or have the internship be the last requirement for graduation.
  • Have curiosity about GPU and CPU architecture and microarchitecture.
  • Have strong coding skills in C or C++ for RTL Design and RTL Power Optimisation internships.
  • Have knowledge of scripting languages such as Perl, Python, or Ruby.
  • Have familiarity with SystemVerilog, Verilog, or VHDL.
Responsibilities
  • Assist with delivering high-quality intellectual property to meet performance, feature, timing, area, and power goals in RTL Design.
  • Collaborate with Design Engineers and work alongside platform architecture, functional verification, and physical design teams on GPU products.
  • Balance energy efficiency and area constraints with project schedule and maintainability in RTL designs.
  • Analyse and optimise power takedown strategies, set targets for future intellectual property, and generate power data for critical decisions.
  • Improve methodologies for power data extraction and reporting.
  • Work on the physical design of new Apple products and learn the modern application-specific integrated circuit design flow.
  • Work through physical-design activities including block floorplanning, placement, and routing with mentorship.
  • Partner with engineers to identify metrics, analyse results, write scripts to automate flows, and improve key metrics.
  • Partner with RTL Design teams to understand chip architecture and coordinate physical-design requirements.
Desired Qualifications
  • Have strong interpersonal and analytical skills.
  • Work well within a team and remain productive under tight schedules.
  • Understand static timing analysis and synthesis for the Physical Design internship.

Apple designs, manufactures, and sells hardware and software across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV, plus services like the App Store, Apple Music, iCloud, and Apple Pay. The products work together through an integrated ecosystem where devices run Apple’s own operating systems and sync data via iCloud, delivering a seamless user experience. It differentiates itself by controlling both hardware and software end-to-end, maintaining a unified design, and expanding services and spatial computing. Its goal is to provide a cohesive, high-quality experience across devices while growing services revenue and expanding its ecosystem.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Cupertino, California

Founded

1976

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  • Apple’s June 2026 revenue hit $109.4 billion, with Mac revenue up 29%.
  • New M6 Mac mini and M5 Ultra Mac Studio ship September 22, 2026.
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  • Epic litigation still threatens App Store commissions after the Supreme Court refused a pause.
  • August 21, 2026 layoffs across Siri and Vision Pro signal weak internal execution and demand.

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  • Apple’s 2026 M6 and M5 Ultra Macs tightly integrate silicon, macOS, and AI workflows.
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  • Apple’s hardware-software control enables premium pricing and unusually high gross margins.

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Health Insurance

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401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

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Relocation Assistance

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6 month growth

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1 year growth

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2 year growth

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