Graduate Student Intern - Software Engineering
cadence
📍 austin united states🕐 8d ago🔗 workday
Job Description
**At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.**
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Responsibilities
* Explore and apply AI/ML techniques, including Large Language Models (LLMs), generative AI (GenAI), and Graph Neural Networks (GNNs), to geometry, mesh, and graph-structured engineering data.
* Research and develop AI-driven approaches for geometry modeling, mesh generation, and topology optimization workflows.
* Prototype and evaluate AI-assisted methods for automating geometry creation and simulation model preparation.
* Work with researchers and engineers to integrate AI technologies into engineering and physics-based applications, including thermal and structural simulation.
* Analyze experimental results and improve the quality, robustness, and performance of AI-generated geometry and mesh models.
* Investigate methods to reduce manual modeling effort and accelerate design and simulation workflows through AI automation.
* Contribute to technical discussions, documentation, research reports, and prototype software development.
Basic Qualifications
* Currently pursuing a Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a related field.
* Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and software engineering principles.
* Programming experience in C/C++ and Python.
* Familiarity with software development practices, including debugging, testing, and version control.
* Strong analytical, problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills.
* Curiosity and enthusiasm for applying AI technologies to engineering problems.
Preferred Qualifications
* Experience with AI/ML, including deep learning, LLMs, GenAI, or GNNs.
* Familiarity with geometric modeling, mesh generation, retopology, computational geometry, or graph-based representations.
* Coursework or research experience in computer graphics, computer-aided engineering (CAE), scientific computing, or simulation.
* Exposure to CAD, CAE, EDA, or simulation-driven design applications.
* Interest in topology optimization, geometry processing, performance optimization, parallel computing, or GPU acceleration.
* Experience with machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or similar tools.
**We’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t.**
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