Applications Engineering Intern

As an intern at Synopsys, you will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience while working alongside industry professionals. You will build and refine skills relevant to your major and future career. The Synopsys intern program emphasizes integrating our interns, allowing you to work hand-in hand with mentors and colleagues on your team. Your contributions will be invaluable to the company and products, guaranteeing you a fulfilling internship that you can proudly bring back to your courses.

This internship is Full Time (40 hours/week) and will ideally start in May or June 2024 and last for the duration of 3 months.

What you’ll learn and do:
You will receive training in digital logic synthesis and physical implementation, utilizing Synopsys tools and established methodologies. With this training, you will be responsible for implementing a partition to meet specific power, performance, and area (PPA) targets. This hands-on experience will involve:

• Gaining exposure to the most current technology nodes, allowing you to analyze the design and apply strategies to meet PPA goals.
• You will be involved in tasks such as logic synthesis, floor planning, power planning, placement, congestion analysis, clock tree synthesis, routing, timing analysis and DRC closure.
• Learning how to troubleshoot tool-related issues that may arise during the implementation.

Furthermore, you will have the opportunity to enhance your skills by:

• Developing scripts to automate certain aspects of the debugging process, streamlining flows and improving efficiency.
• Creating workarounds to address any shortcomings in the tool, demonstrating problem-solving abilities and adaptability.

Skill Requirements:

• Course work in Digital Logic Design.
• Understanding of Physical Implementation Flow and Knowledge of EDA Tools (Beginner)
• Object oriented programming experience/coursework (Beginner)
• Tcl/Shell/Makefile/Python/other scripting language experience.
• Debugging and problem-solving skills.

Education Qualifications:
All interns must be currently enrolled in an accredited educational institution. Seeking students pursing BS/BA; MS.
 
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The base salary range across the U.S. for this role is between $24.00 to $48.00. In addition, this role may be eligible for an annual bonus, equity, and other discretionary bonuses. Synopsys offers comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits as part of a competitive total rewards package. The actual compensation offered will be based on a number of job-related factors, including location, skills, experience, and education. Your recruiter can share more specific details on the total rewards package upon request.