Physical Design Intern, VLSI - 2027

NVIDIA is hiring a Physical Design Intern, VLSI - 2027 in Beijing, China. Level rates it ; you can apply on NVIDIA.

Level's read on this job

Level rates this role Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
The posting mentions Python, Tcl and vlsi among its tools and skills.
Level classes it as an internship.
NVIDIA has 2,600+ other open roles on Level.

AI in this role

Work on VLSI physical design flows and explore AI solutions to improve workflow efficiency and automation.

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We are now looking for VLSI Physical Design Interns!

VLSI Physical Design Team at NVIDIA China has been built up since 2005. The team has made contribution to various successful products launched by NVIDIA Corporation over 30 years. 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:

Work on flow enhancement of in-house flow on floorplan, power/clock distribution, placement, routing, timing/power/noise analysis, chip assembly, and physical verification
Work on in-house tool development and exploration
Look for AI solution to improve workflow efficiency and automation

What we need to see:

Pursuing MS (or higher) in EE, CS and Mathematics/Physics
Knowledge of whole flow of IC design, especially synthesis/timing/floorplan/congestion/drc analysis
Fundamentals of algorithm and programming skills
Fast capability of learning and strong debugging skills shown up in past hands-on project

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

Hands-on background in IC design or physical design
Hands-on experience in popular programming language (Python/tcl etc.)
DL/ML project experience

How we rate this

Physical Design Intern, VLSI - 2027 at NVIDIA rates 30 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Physical Design Intern, VLSI - 2027 is an open job at NVIDIA.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in China, Beijing.
The job was posted on September 9, 2026.
Seniority: intern.
Applications are handled by NVIDIA. Apply on NVIDIA

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

VlsiPhysical DesignEdaIc DesignAutomationMachine learningPythonTcl

Questions you could be asked

Tell me about a project where vlsi was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where physical design was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where eda was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where ic design was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where automation was part of your work. What did you do?

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