About this opportunity
Ericsson is offering an exciting Master's thesis opportunity in Lund in applying artificial intelligence to ASIC verification. Debugging verification failures is often time consuming because engineers must analyze simulation data, waveforms, logs, assertions, coverage information, design hierarchy and interactions between components to identify the underlying root cause.
In this thesis, you will investigate how AI-based systems, including agentic AI approaches, can support automated or semi-automated verification debug. The work will compare promising combinations of AI engines, tools and control methods using representative verification failures and a defined evaluation methodology.
The expected outcome is a comparative assessment that identifies the strengths and limitations of different approaches and provides recommendations for using AI-driven debug methods in practical verification environments.
What you will do
- Explore AI-based methods for analyzing ASIC verification failures and identifying likely root causes.
- Investigate different control strategies, such as prompt-based workflows, structured analysis steps, tool invocation, iterative reasoning and specialized agents.
- Integrate and analyze relevant verification artifacts, which may include simulation logs, waveform derived information, test results, design metadata and other debug data.
- Define an evaluation methodology and compare the selected approaches against representative failures.
- Assess each approach based on speed, accuracy, resource efficiency, robustness, and usefulness to verification engineers.
- Compare the results with a suitable baseline, such as conventional manual debug or a simpler AI-based approach.
- Document your findings, limitations and recommendations clearly.
The skills you bring
- You are pursuing a master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science or a related field.
- You have a background in digital design and coding using VHDL, Verilog or SystemVerilog.
- You have an interest in artificial intelligence, automated reasoning or applying AI to engineering workflows.
- You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- You communicate and document technical work clearly.
- Knowledge in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
Skills Required
- Pursuing a master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or a related field
- Background in digital design and coding using VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog
- Interest in artificial intelligence, automated reasoning, or applying AI to engineering workflows
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to communicate and document technical work clearly
- Knowledge of computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad and reliable, with multiple medical plan choices, dental/vision, and mental-health/EAP resources. Available descriptions highlight healthcare and disability insurance as consistent strengths.
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Retirement Support — U.S. materials point to an automatic company 401(k) contribution plus matching that can add up to a notably high employer contribution, and some regions also offer pension options. This structure is often cited as a meaningful component of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off programs are characterized as generous, with sizable vacation allowances, paid holidays, sick time, volunteer time, and strong parental leave in some locations. PTO is frequently highlighted as a standout element of the package.
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Why Work With Us
Ericsson is a place for people who want to work on technology that powers everyday life. You’ll contribute to large-scale systems used every day, tackle complex challenges in live environments, and keep developing your skills and career in your own vision.
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