Internship

ASIC Physical Design Engineer

Updated on 11/26/2024

Amazon

Amazon

10,001+ employees

Global e-commerce marketplace and cloud services

Consumer Software
Enterprise Software
Consumer Goods

Compensation Overview

$50 - $102.02Hourly

+ Equity + Sign-on Payments

Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

Austin, TX, USA + 1 more

More locations: Cupertino, CA, USA

Applications will be considered for all locations we hire for in the United States.

Category
Electrical Engineering
Hardware Engineering
Electronic Hardware Engineering
Required Skills
Verilog
Python
Perl
Requirements
  • Enrolled in a Bachelors’ degree program or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field with a graduation conferral date between December 2025 and September 2026
  • Scripting internship/project experience with Python, Perl or equivalent
  • Strong understanding of VLSI circuit design fundamentals
  • Have taken at least one or more VLSI circuit design and implementation classes and done lab projects
  • Enrolled in a Master’s degree program in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering (preferred)
  • Previous relevant technical internship experience (preferred)
  • Experience with FinFET design, Clock/Power Distribution, Spice Circuit analysis (preferred)
  • Experience with Place and Route, digital implementation (preferred)
  • Experience with EDA tools from Synopsys (ICC2, DC, PT), Cadence (Genus, Innovus, Voltus) (preferred)
  • Experience with Verilog/SystemVerilog (preferred)
Responsibilities
  • Perform physical design for Amazon's machine learning custom silicon solutions
  • Participate in various aspects of physical design: full chip floorplanning, circuit analysis, power/clock distribution, timing optimization, place and route, power integrity analysis, and physical verification
  • Write Tcl or PERL scripts to improve physical design flows and methods
  • Collaborate with RTL, DFT designers to ensure high quality design implementation

Amazon operates a vast online marketplace where millions of products are sold, allowing both direct sales and third-party listings. It offers subscription services like Amazon Prime for fast shipping and streaming, and provides cloud computing solutions through Amazon Web Services (AWS). The company also runs an affiliate marketing program, Amazon Associates, enabling content creators to earn commissions by promoting products. Amazon's goal is to be the most customer-centric company, providing a wide range of services and a seamless shopping experience.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$106M

Headquarters

Seattle, Washington

Founded

1994

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

-1%

1 year growth

-2%

2 year growth

0%
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