Digital Physical Design Intern: Hands-On & Growth

NXP Semiconductors; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors in Austin, TX, offers a summer internship focused on physical design activities including layout implementation, checks, and data preparation under senior engineers' guidance.

You will gain hands-on experience with timing, power, quality, and rule-check tasks using standard tools, and collaborate with design, verification, and methodology teams to improve design quality. Enrolled students in EE/CS/physics returning to school after the internship are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical field (EE/EC/CS/Physics).
• Hands-on lab work, design projects, internships, coursework, or competitions are a plus.
• Familiar with engineering, design, verification, programming, or lab tools and eager to learn.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to physical design activities such as layout implementation, checks, and data preparation under guidance from senior engineers.
• Assist with timing, power, quality, or rule-check related tasks using standard engineering tools.
• Collaborate with design, verification, and methodology teams to resolve routine issues and improve design quality.
• Document design flows, results, and lessons learned for project use.
• Support structured execution and contribute to milestone achievement.

Skills

Engineering fundamentals

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Communication skills

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or related discipline

Tools

Lab tools

Programming basics

Design/verification tools

Job description

NXP Semiconductors in Austin, TX, offers a summer internship focused on physical design activities including layout implementation, checks, and data preparation under senior engineers' guidance.

You will gain hands-on experience with timing, power, quality, and rule-check tasks using standard tools, and collaborate with design, verification, and methodology teams to improve design quality. Enrolled students in EE/CS/physics returning to school after the internship are encouraged to apply.