Physical Design Engineer Intern: Shape Next-Gen Silicon

Intel; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

Intel in Folsom, CA is seeking a Physical Design Engineering Graduate Intern to contribute to silicon design and implementation.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team on synthesis, place-and-route, timing analysis, clocking, and power optimization to improve manufacturability and performance.

Pursuing a master's degree in electrical or computer engineering with knowledge of physical design flows will help you thrive in this learning-oriented role.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related field.
• 3+ months of experience with physical design tools and flows including design planning, floor planning, and STA.

Responsibilities

• Support physical design implementation: synthesis, place-and-route, timing analysis, clocking, integration.
• Assist in verification and signoff for manufacturability and performance compliance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve design scalability and automation.
• Apply design optimization to improve power, performance, and area.
• Perform floor planning and clock tree synthesis for robust designs.
• Contribute to static timing analysis to meet timing constraints.
• Explore low-power design and power reduction strategies.
• Engage in continuous learning to support Intel's technology leadership.

Skills

Physical design tools

Timing analysis

Low-power design

Clock tree synthesis

Education

Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Design planning tools

Floor planning tools

Static timing analysis tools

Job description

Intel in Folsom, CA is seeking a Physical Design Engineering Graduate Intern to contribute to silicon design and implementation.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team on synthesis, place-and-route, timing analysis, clocking, and power optimization to improve manufacturability and performance.

Pursuing a master's degree in electrical or computer engineering with knowledge of physical design flows will help you thrive in this learning-oriented role.