Work on low-power AI SoC physical design implementation and verification from Netlist to GDSII.
Originally posted 22 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Physical Design Engineer Intern is part of the physical design team handling physical design implementation and verification tasks for Ambarella low-power AI SoCs from Netlist to GDSII.
What you'll do
- Implement physical design from floor-planning and auto place and route through to GDSII.
- Perform static timing analysis and ECO implementation.
- Conduct signal integrity analysis and EM/IR analysis.
- Execute formal verification across implementation phases.
- Carry out physical layout verification including LVS, DRC, and DFM at the block and full-chip levels.
What you'll need
- Knowledge of the SoC implementation process from Netlist to GDSII.
- Understanding of floor-planning and auto place and route methodologies.
- Familiarity with static timing analysis and formal verification.
- Exposure to physical layout verification including LVS, DRC, and DFM.
Skills: floor-planning, place and route, STA, LVS/DRC, Netlist to GDSII
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First seen in our index 22 days ago, well below the 62-day median for Physical Design roles.
Physical Design · Physical Design
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Open roles in category
753
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Median days since first seen
62 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$187k
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| Metric | Ambarella | All employers we track in this specialty (753 roles · 90 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 4 | 753 |
| Open roles in the wider Physical Implementation family | 4 | 1689 · 121 employers |
| Median days since first seen | 161 d | 62 d (−99 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | n/a | $187k |
Skills observed across this category: floor-planning, place and route, STA, LVS/DRC, Netlist to GDSII
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 119 open roles · median 66 d
- AMD · 66 open roles · median 45 d
- Broadcom · 53 open roles · median 24 d
- NVIDIA · 46 open roles · median 85 d
- Synopsys · 44 open roles · median 43 d
- Apple · 32 open roles · median 8 d
How we counted: 753 open Physical Design (Physical Design) roles from 90 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 14 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there, and is counted in the wider Physical Implementation family row. Days are counted from when our index first saw each posting, not from the employer's original posting date.