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AI-Driven Physical Design Engineering (PhD Intern)

Intel 🇺🇸 Santa Clara County, California, United States of America

$141,998 - $142,002 Full-time Intern

Research and implement AI/ML methods and intelligent automation workflows to improve physical design processes, reduce manual effort, and optimize silicon implementation. Build data-analysis pipelines and GNN-based decision systems, collaborate with AI and design teams, and benchmark results against traditional methods using PPA metrics.

Responsibilities

  • Research and implement AI/ML methods and intelligent automation workflows to improve physical design processes, reduce manual effort, and optimize silicon implementation. Build data-analysis pipelines and GNN-based decision systems, collaborate with AI and design teams, and benchmark results against traditional methods using PPA metrics.

Requirements

  • Applicants must be enrolled in a PhD program in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, and have familiarity with physical design tools, Python or TCL scripting, and digital design concepts including RTL design and verification. Preferred qualifications include GNNs or graph algorithms, data-analysis and ML tools, reinforcement learning, strong Python skills, and physical design or EDA experience.

Benefits

  • Competitive Pay
  • Stock Bonuses
  • Health Benefits
  • Retirement Benefits
  • Vacation

Key Skills

Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Graph Neural Networks Graph Algorithms Reinforcement Learning Physical Design Tools Python Programming TCL Scripting Digital Design RTL Design Verification Data Analysis ML Toolkits Silicon Implementation PPA Metrics Benchmarking Cross‑functional Collaboration Problem Solving Technical Research Automation Workflow Development Academic Research

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