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Physical Design Engineer (RDSS Intern)

NVIDIA
Taiwan, Hsinchu
Internship
You apply on NVIDIA's own careers site

As an RDSS intern, you will work on physical design and flow development for NVIDIA chips, from floorplanning through routing and physical verification. The work also includes optimization, automation, and collaboration with EDA vendors.

Internship
On-site
Master's Degree

Skills & Expertise

VLSI physical design
Place and route
Floorplanning
Timing, power, and noise analysis
Physical verification
Flow automation
Perl
Python

Key Responsibilities

Develop physical design from netlist to GDSII, including floorplanning, placement, and routing.

Optimize and analyze timing, power, noise, and design-for-manufacturing constraints.

Automate flows, run regression tests, and develop in-house tools with EDA vendors.

Full Description

By submitting your resume, you’re expressing interest in our 2027 RDSS (Research and Development Substitute Services) program. Please confirm your eligibility with the local district office before applying the role.

We are now looking for VLSI Physical Design Engineer (RDSS Intern) in Taiwan, Hsinchu Office. We utilize latest process technology, advanced EDA tools, and sophisticated design methodology. We always work on the most challenging designs, and push for performance limit.

What you will be doing:

• Responsible for all aspects of physical design (Netlist to GDSII & Flow development) of all chips at NVIDIA. (including GeForce/Tegra/Tesla/Quadro)

• Work on floorplan(from top level to block level)

• Power/clock distribution

• Placement, routing (from top level to block level)

• Timing/power/noise/DFM optimization and analysis

• Chip assembly, and physical verification

• Flow automation, regression testing

• Work with EDA vendors on tool evaluation and improvement

• Develop inhouse tools and solutions

What we need to see:

• MS in Microelectronics, EE, CS, or related major

• Courses taken in IC design or digital circuit design

• Knowledge of chip design, Place&Route

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Project experience in IC design or ASIC design

• Hands-on experience in EDA tools (Place&Route, physical design, timing analysis, circuit simulation or layout)

• Familiar with Perl/Python/Tcl/Shell scripting

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the most desirable employers in the world. We have some of the most brilliant and talented people in the world working for us. If you are creative, autonomous and love a challenge, we want to hear from you. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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