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Hardware Physical Design / VLSI Intern

NVIDIA· Intern
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Santa Clara, CA$20/hr - $71/hrinternPosted 2mo ago

About the role

12-week full-time NVIDIA internship in Hardware Physical Design / VLSI for students pursuing B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related fields. On-site, Santa Clara, CA with ongoing resume review and multiple internship opportunities.

Responsibilities

  • - 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 Tool Suites (Synopsys, Cadence, Mentor) such as ICC2, PrimeTime, dc_shell, Innovus, SeaHawk
  • - Programming skills and technologies as applicable (Perl, C, C++, TCL, Linux, Scheme, Python, SKILL, Make, ICC2, Design Compiler, PrimeTime, Innovus, Virtuso)

Qualifications

  • Must be actively enrolled in a university pursuing a B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
  • Anticipated graduation date clearly indicated on resume or CV
  • Course or internship experience in Floorplanning, P&R, STA, Power Integrity/IR Drop, Physical Verification, CTS, VLSI, Computer Architecture, Digital/Micro Electronics, Mixed-Signal Design, Digital Design, Logic Design, CAD/Physical Design Methodologies, Synthesis, RC Extraction, Back-End Verification, EDA tools (ICC2, PrimeTime, dc_shell, Innovus, SeaHawk)
  • Programming knowledge in Perl, C, C++, TCL, Linux, Scheme, Python, SKILL, Make; experience with ICC2, Design Compiler, PrimeTime, Innovus, Virtuso may be required

Skills

Required:FloorplanningPlace and Route (P&R)Static Timing AnalysisPower Integrity / IR Drop AnalysisPhysical Verification (DRC/LVS)Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS)
Nice to have:Scripting / Programming

Benefits

  • Intern benefits
  • Access to NVIDIA intern programs and resources
Last updated Oct 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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