Altera
Graduate Intern - Engineering Infrastructure
San Jose, California, United States · Junior · Internship
Sponsorship not specified$90k-$100kDetected 3 days ago
PythonBashAWSCloud PlatformsTerraformAnsibleLinuxFPGASystems EngineeringElectrical EngineeringTCP/IPNetwork EngineeringCollaborationProblem Solving
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About the role
- Note: This is a Graduate's student position (pursuing Master's or Phd) available in San Jose, CA only.
- Estimated Internship Duration: September 2026 - March 2027 (6 months).
- At Altera™, our independence as the world's largest pure ‑ play FPGA solutions provider gives us the focus, speed, and agility to innovate without compromise.
Responsibilities
- Data Center & Lab Operations: Support physical hardware operations, including rack/stack, cabling (Cat6, fiber, DAC), cable management, and labeling for HPC compute nodes, lab servers, and NetApp storage filers.
- Systems Administration & Maintenance: Perform basic Linux and Windows administration tasks, monitor host status, troubleshoot physical and network connectivity issues, and replace faulty components.
- Cloud & Networking Support: Assist with basic networking tasks and infrastructure deployment activities involving AWS, VPC networking, and Terraform modules under the guidance of senior engineers.
- Cross-Team Collaboration & Documentation: Work with internal engineering teams to support lab capacity needs, and maintain accurate rack elevation diagrams, cabling maps, and inventory logs.
- Support physical hardware operations, including rack/stack, cabling (Cat6, fiber, DAC), cable management, and labeling for HPC compute nodes, lab servers, and NetApp storage filers.
- Perform basic Linux and Windows administration tasks, monitor host status, troubleshoot physical and network connectivity issues, and replace faulty components.
- Work with internal engineering teams to support lab capacity needs, and maintain accurate rack elevation diagrams, cabling maps, and inventory logs.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a Master's or PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Network Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 1+ year of relevant experience and/or coursework in systems administration, computer networking, infrastructure engineering, data center operations, cloud infrastructure, or a related technical area.
- Foundational knowledge of Linux and/or Windows operating systems and basic systems administration concepts.
- Exposure to scripting, automation, or configuration management, such as Bash, Python, Ansible, or Puppet, through coursework, projects, or hands-on experience.
- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to learn new technologies and work effectively in a collaborative, high-challenge engineering environment.
- We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for the position. Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.
- Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.
- Understanding of fundamental networking concepts, including TCP/IP, VLANs, subnetting, routing, and network connectivity.
- Exposure to server hardware, data center infrastructure, or physical networking, including Ethernet, fiber, DAC cables, or SFP+/QSFP modules, through coursework, academic projects, labs, or prior experience.
- Applicants must include their academic transcript/grade sheet as part of the application.
Nice to have
- Coursework or hands-on experience with AWS cloud infrastructure, including VPC networking, routing, and related cloud services.
- Experience or familiarity with Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
- Exposure to enterprise storage concepts, including SAN/NAS, storage networking, or NetApp storage architectures.
- Experience with Ansible, Puppet, or other configuration management/automation tools.
- Experience writing Bash or Python scripts to automate system administration or infrastructure-related tasks.
- Experience with Linux server administration, OS installation/imaging, or bare-metal provisioning through academic, lab, or project work.
- Academic or project experience involving data center infrastructure, HPC systems, networking labs, or enterprise IT infrastructure.
- Student / Intern (Fixed Term)
Skills
- Actual salary may vary based on a number of factors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences, trainings, etc.
Compensation
- The pay range below is for Bay Area California only. Actual salary may vary based on a number of factors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences, trainings, etc.
- $90,000 - $100,000 USD
Company info
- About the Role We are seeking an Infrastructure Engineering Intern to join our Engineering Infra Team in San Jose.
- We are seeking an Infrastructure Engineering Intern to join our Engineering Infra Team in San Jose.
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