Entry level: Graduates to Silicon Academy (Lund)

Company description:

Ericsson AB

Job description: Join our Team

About the opportunityAt Ericsson Silicon, we design the application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) and Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) that power our 5G and future 6G radio networks. As a new graduate ASIC Developer, you will join a highly skilled team working with advanced technology nodes, world class EDA tools and end  to end silicon development for our Radio System portfolio.

 

This full-time  role is aimed at Master’s/Bachelor’s students and recent graduates who are passionate about digital design and want to start their career in microelectronics.

 

To help you get started in Silicon, we offer an internal Silicon Academy. This is a 4-month program with hands-on training, support from industry experts, and work on real projects. The program covers all key parts of ASIC and FPGA development for Ericsson Radio Systems, helping you quickly build skills for end-to-end development. After completing Silicon Academy, you will be well prepared to continue your permanent employment at Ericsson Silicon and pursue your career at Ericsson Silicon in roles such as FPGA Developer, ASIC IP Designer/Verifier, ASIC level Integrator/Backend engineer/Verifier, Validation engineer or System architect.

What you will do  

• Contribute to the design and implementation of digital logic for Ericsson’s radio ASICs or FPGAs (IP and/or SoC level).
• Work with RTL design and/or verification (e.g. SystemVerilog /UVM), from specification to clean, synthesizable code and robust testbenches.
• Work between RTL and physical design, generating the first netlist and make sure it meets timing, power, and area targets.
• Participate in micro architecture, documentation, code reviews and design quality improvements.
• Collaborate closely with colleagues in areas such as architecture, physical design, verification firmware and system teams across Sweden and other global design centres.
• Support integration, validation and lab bring up to ensure that the ASIC meets power, performance and quality targets.
• Continuously learn new tools, methods and technologies and share knowledge within the team.

 

The skills you bring

• Master's or Bachelor's degree (recent or soon-to-be graduates, no later than August 2026) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science/Engineering, Engineering Physics, or a related field. A Master's program in Embedded Systems is considered a strong advantage.
• Good understanding of digital design fundamentals (combinational/sequential logic, finite state machines, clocking, reset).
• Practical experience from coursework, lab work, or thesis projects in RTL design and/or verification, utilizing technologies such as VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog, or UVM.
• Basic familiarity with ASIC/FPGA flows (simulation, synthesis, static timing, lint, etc.) is a strong plus.
• Hands-on experience in building and using AI agents and understanding how agent-based AI workflows can be applied to silicon development (e.g., automation, verification support, analysis, or productivity enhancement).
• Knowledge of practical experience in signal processing, and high-speed interfaces (e.g., SerDes/DDR) is considered a merit.