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Summer internship – Digital design engineer

lowRISC CIC • Chesterton, Cambridge

Salary
£46k – £46k
Posted
27 October 2026
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

lowRISC CIC is hiring a Summer internship – Digital design engineer in Chesterton, a engineering role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £46k – £46k. lowRISC CIC holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Location: Cambridge, UK Duration: 10 to 12 weeks (Mid-June to September 2027) Paid internship: £30k (undergrad) up to £35k (postgrad) Please apply by 30th January 2027 About lowRISC Imagine the innovations we could achieve together if production-ready commercial-grade IP components and engineering systems were available to everyone, for free. At lowRISC, we believe that open-source development can transform the semiconductor industry. Our Ibex CPU and OpenTitan Root of Trust projects have been …
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  • Employer: lowRISC CIC — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Skilled Worker
  • Advertised salary: £46k – £46k
  • How this salary compares: in line with the £47,786 median across 1,411 engineering roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Chesterton, Cambridge
  • Similar roles nearby: 3 other live engineering roles in Chesterton — browse them
  • Posted: 27 October 2026
  • How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.
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