Onsite Physical Design Intern — End-to-End CPU/AI Silicon

Southern Arkansas University; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 68,880 - 96,432; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive compensation package

Benefits

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

A cutting-edge technology firm is seeking a Physical Design Intern to work hands-on from synthesis through tapeout in Santa Clara, CA. You will analyze and improve design Power, Performance, and Area (PPA), collaborate with teams to influence early design decisions, and implement new flows for optimization. The ideal candidate is pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science and has a solid understanding of VLSI and scripting skills. Compensation is competitively set at $50/hr - $70/hr based on experience.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of logic design, VLSI, and transistor-level concepts.
• Familiar with PnR tools, timing analysis, and power optimization techniques.
• Comfortable scripting in Tcl, Perl, Shell, or Python.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and improve design PPA (Power, Performance, Area).
• Collaborate with front-end, PD, and architecture teams to influence early design decisions.
• Explore and implement new flows, tools, or RTL experiments to optimize designs.

Skills

Logic design

VLSI concepts

Transistor-level concepts

PnR tools

Timing analysis

Power optimization techniques

Scripting in Tcl

Scripting in Perl

Scripting in Shell

Scripting in Python

Education

Currently pursuing a BS, MS, or PhD in EE, ECE, CE, or CS

Job description

A cutting-edge technology firm is seeking a Physical Design Intern to work hands-on from synthesis through tapeout in Santa Clara, CA. You will analyze and improve design Power, Performance, and Area (PPA), collaborate with teams to influence early design decisions, and implement new flows for optimization. The ideal candidate is pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science and has a solid understanding of VLSI and scripting skills. Compensation is competitively set at $50/hr - $70/hr based on experience.