NVIDIA 2027 Internships: Hardware Physical Design / VLSI

NVIDIA AI; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Intern benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA AI is offering a 12-week internship focused on Hardware Physical Design and VLSI, inviting students pursuing a B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Electrical or Computer Engineering to apply.

Interns will engage in floorplanning, place-and-route, STA, power integrity, and EDA tool usage on real projects, gaining hands-on experience with NVIDIA's hardware teams. Hourly pay ranges from 20 USD to 71 USD, with intern benefits and ongoing resume review.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a university degree (B.S., M.S., or Ph.D.) in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field.

Responsibilities

• Support 12-week internship with measurable impact on hardware design projects.
• Assist with Floorplanning, place and route and timing analysis tasks.
• Collaborate with hardware teams to develop CAD/EDA workflows and tooling.
• Contribute to power integrity, RC extraction, and back-end verification activities.

Skills

Floorplanning

P&R

STA

Power integrity

IR drop analysis

Digital design

C

C++

Python

Perl

TCL

Linux

Make

Scripting

Education

B.S./M.S./Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

ICC2

PrimeTime

dc_shell

Innovus

SeaHawk

Design Compiler

Job description

By submitting your resume, you acknowledge that your Hardware Physical Design / VLSI internship application will be processed in accordance with NVIDIA’s Applicant Privacy Policy and you agree to our Terms of Service. We’ll review resumes on an ongoing basis, and a recruiter may reach out if your experience fits one of our many internship opportunities.

NVIDIA pioneered accelerated computing to tackle challenges no one else can solve. Our work in AI and digital twins is transforming the world's largest industries and profoundly impacting society — from gaming to robotics, self-driving cars to life-saving healthcare, climate change to virtual worlds where we can all connect and create. Our internships offer an excellent opportunity to expand your career and get hands on experience with one of our industry leading Hardware teams. We’re seeking strategic, ambitious, hard-working, and creative individuals who are passionate about helping us tackle challenges no one else can solve.

Throughout the 12-week full-time internship, students will work on projects that have a measurable impact on our business. We’re looking for students pursuing a B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. degree within a relevant or related field.

What We Need To See

• Must be actively enrolled in a university pursuing a B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, for the full duration of the internship; anticipated graduation date (month and year) must be clearly indicated on a resume or CV to be considered.

Course or internship experience related to the following areas could be required:

• Floorplanning, Place and Route (P&R), Static Timing Analysis (STA), Power Integrity and IR Drop Analysis, Physical Verification (DRC/LVS), Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS)
• VLSI, Computer Architecture, Digital/Micro Electronics, Mixed-Signal Design, Digital Design, Logic Design
• CAD and Physical Design Methodologies (Flow and Tools Development), as well as implementation
• Synthesis, Static Timing Analysis, Clock/Power Distribution and Analysis, RC Extraction and Correlation, Place and Route, Circuit Design
• Chip Floor Plan, Power/Clock Distribution, Chip Assembly, Timing Closure, Power and Noise Analysis, and Back-End Verification
• EDA Vendor (Synopsys, Cadence, Mentor, etc.) tool suites such as: ICC2, PrimeTime, dc_shell, Innovus, SeaHawk
• Depending on the internship role, prior experience or knowledge requirements could include the following programming skills and technologies: Perl, C, C++, TCL, Linux, Scheme, Python, SKILL, Make, ICC2, Design Compiler, PrimeTime (Synopsys, First Encounter), Innovus, Virtuso (Cadence)

Our internship hourly rates are a standard pay based on the position, your location, year in school, degree, and experience. The hourly rate for our interns is 20 USD - 71 USD.

You will also be eligible for Intern benefits.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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