Physical Design and Timing Engineer Intern – Summer 2025

NVIDIA has continuously reinvented itself over two decades. Our invention of the GPU in 1999 fueled the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern AI — the next era of computing. NVIDIA is a “learning machine” that constantly evolves by adapting to new opportunities which are hard to tackle, that only we can pursue, and that matter to the world. This is our life’s work, to amplify human inventiveness and intelligence.

We are now looking for a motivated Physical Design and Timing Engineer – Intern to join our dynamic and growing team. If you want to challenge yourself and be a part of something great, join us today!

What you’ll be doing:

• You will drive physical design, power, and timing of high-frequency and low-power designs.

• Help in driving frontend and backend implementation in some areas from RTL to gds2.

• Run physical design experiments and helped with flows and methodologies.

What we need to see:

• Pursuing a MS or Ph.D. in Electrical or Computer Engineering.

• Knowledge or experience in Static Timing Analysis (STA).

• Knowledge of power analysis and power reduction.

• Some experience in logic synthesis and equivalence checking.

• Physical optimization e.g. placement, routing, clock tree, etc.

• Some background in industry standard EDA tools (i.e., Cadence, Synopsys, Siemens, etc.).

• Proficiency in programming and scripting languages, such as, Perl, Tcl, Make, Python, etc.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• If you have previous work experience in physical design.

• Knowledge of crosstalk, noise glitch, process variations.

• Experience in methodology and/or flow development/automation.

Please note – The interview process for this internship will include submitting a solution to a technical problem in the form of a short PowerPoint slide deck. This is applicable for candidates who are invited to a 2nd phone interview.

• More information about the Business Challenge will be sent after being invited to a 2nd interview.

• Final decision will be made based on Business Challenge submission and interviews.

NVIDIA is widely considered one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We employ some of the most forward-thinking and talented people in the world. Are you passionate about joining our life work to amplify human creativity and intelligence? If you are creative, collaborative, and have a real passion for design methodology and automation, we want to hear from you.

The hourly rate for our interns is 18 USD – 71 USD. Our internship hourly rates are a standard pay determined based on the position and your location, year in school, degree, and experience.

You will also be eligible for Intern benefits. NVIDIA accepts applications on an ongoing basis. ​

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.