NVIDIA 2027 Internships: Hardware Physical Design / VLSI

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.

About the role

Our internships offer an excellent opportunity to expand your career and get hands-on experience with one of our industry-leading Hardware teams. Throughout the 12-week full-time internship, students will work on projects that have a measurable impact on our business.

Requirements

• 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.

Qualifications

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)

Pay

The hourly rate for our interns is 20 USD - 71 USD, based on the position, your location, year in school, degree, and experience.

Benefits

You will also be eligible for intern benefits.