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New York, NY

Design Intern - Advanced Integrated Circuits Research

Internship
Technology & Digital
Design
Posted:
December 29, 2025

IBM

Global technology company
72.1
Palpable Score
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Introduction

IBM Research takes responsibility for technology and its role in society. Working in IBM Research means you'll join a team who invent what's next in computing, always choosing the big, urgent and mind-bending work that endures and shapes generations. Our passion for discovery, and excitement for defining the future of tech, is what builds our strong culture around solving problems for clients and seeing the real world impact that you can make.

IBM's product and technology landscape includes Research, Software, and Infrastructure. Entering this domain positions you at the heart of IBM, where growth and innovation thrive.

Your role and responsibilities

As a Research Scientist (RS) at IBM, you will be at the forefront of innovation, contributing to groundbreaking advancements in science and engineering. Your role involves generating creative and original ideas, coupled with performing highly complex scientific or engineering tasks. Working collaboratively with IBM's business units, clients, academic institutions, and the global community, you will identify and address significant challenges, producing differentiating solutions that propel both our business and the global economy forward. Projects led by Research Scientists are typically long-term, spanning multiple years.

Key Responsibilities:

Innovative Idea Generation: Generate innovative ideas and concepts that contribute to advanced scientific or engineering achievements.

Collaborative Problem Solving: Collaborate with diverse stakeholders, including IBM business units, clients, academic institutions, and the community, to identify and address both large and small global challenges.

Differentiating Solutions: Create differentiating solutions that not only meet business objectives but also contribute to the advancement of the global economy.

Multi-Year Program Leadership: Lead and contribute to multi-year research programs, overseeing and actively participating in efforts that drive impactful results.

Intellectual Property Generation: Produce intellectual property, including patents, open source contributions, and scientific papers, contributing to the body of knowledge in relevant fields.

Publication and Presentation: Publish and present research findings at conferences, sharing insights with the wider scientific and technical community.

Team Management (As Applicable): Manage or technically direct other Research Scientists, Developers/Engineers, and/or Technical support personnel involved in research projects.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

Preferred technical and professional experience

About the company

IBM

Company overview
IBM is a global technology company that sells software, consulting services, and infrastructure products to large organisations. IBM’s current focus areas include hybrid cloud, AI, cybersecurity, automation, and enterprise IT modernisation. IBM also operates a large consulting arm that delivers transformation programmes for clients across industries. IBM works with customers worldwide, from governments and banks to retailers and manufacturers.

Locations and presence

IBM operates globally with offices and client sites across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and other regions, with headquarters in Armonk, New York. Working patterns vary by role and business unit, and public reporting shows IBM has required in-office or client-site presence (often at least three days a week) for some groups such as US managers and parts of the sales organisation.

Palpable Score

72.1
/ 100
IBM is a strong early-career option for people who want multiple entry doors, because IBM runs internships, apprenticeships, and named entry-level programmes alongside “entry level” job hiring. IBM is also more transparent than many large tech employers about the steps in the hiring process and how assessments work, including accommodations and asking for feedback. The main constraints are uneven pay transparency by country and role, plus limited public outcome data (conversion rates, promotion timelines) for early-career cohorts.
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