Advanced Development Intern

Job Description and Requirements

As an intern at Synopsys, you will gain hands-on experience while working alongside industry professionals. You will develop and refine skills relevant to your major and future career by contributing to high-impact business projects. The Synopsys intern program integrates our interns into the culture with career opportunities upon graduation. This summer internship is full-time (40 hours/week) beginning May/June 2024 and will last three months.
 

This position is for the Advanced Development Team which partners with one of our leading customers towards Node enablement [N2, SF2, N3E] for leading foundries.
Node Enablement is one of the key pillars enabling our customers to deliver winning products in the marketplace. Your work will directly enable design teams to get to market faster with leadership products on cutting-edge technologies.

As part of the Advanced Development Team, you will get an opportunity to work with top-notch engineers solving challenging technical problems while enabling PDKs, customer libraries, power structures for most advanced process technologies for leading foundries. The job requires partnering and leveraging domain experts across various areas of Technology/Tool Development, foundry flow experts to enable Fusion compiler, which is Synopsys’s leading Implementation platform.
Responsibilities are but not limited to:

• Understand the technical specifications for Foundry advance technology features and flows to enable Fusion Compiler readiness for the new nodes.
• Coordinate development and deployment of technology features/enhancements, develop QA plans to drive the test-cases meeting the key KPI targets by working with relevant stakeholders.
• Drive innovation and initiatives to enhance existing automation, tools and methodology.
• Engage with internal partners and customer to coordinate tool feature requirements and specifications.
• Work with DTCO to evaluate and isolate performance contributors for technology features as part of enablement.
• Identify and analyze problems, plans, tasks, and solutions.
• Perform in a dynamic, challenging and sometimes ambiguous environment with drive and creativity.

The candidate should also exhibit the following behavioral traits and/or skills:

• Creative, independent, and out-of-the-box thinker with problem-solving skills and analytical ability.
• Depth and breadth of being able to connect the dots and identify cross-discipline optimal solutions.
• Self-motivated, leadership skills being able to influence across the internal and external ecosystems.
• Written and verbal communication skills to present complex issues with clarity to drive decisions.
• Work in a dynamic and team-oriented environment.

Qualifications

You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.

Minimum Qualifications:

• All interns must be currently enrolled in an accredited educational institution. Preferably seeking students pursing MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
• Scripting skills using a programming language such Python, TCL.

Preferred qualifications:
Any experience in the following areas:

• Place& Route, Custom design flow and related EDA tools.
• Semiconductor device physics, process technology and design rules.
• Reliability verification, Physical verification, ESD concepts, standard cell library and memory architectures.
• Filler insertion flows, Debugging Complex DRC rules
• Knowledge and understanding of Secondary PG
• Tools flows, and methodology for optimal Product Performance/Power/Area.

At Synopsys, we’re at the heart of the innovations that change the way we work and play. Self-driving cars. Artificial Intelligence. The cloud. 5G. The Internet of Things. These breakthroughs are ushering in the Era of Smart Everything. And we’re powering it all with the world’s most advanced technologies for chip design and software security. If you share our passion for innovation, we want to meet you.

Inclusion and Diversity are important to us. Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, military veteran status, or disability.

The base salary range across the U.S. for this role is between $24.00 to $48.05 per hour. 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 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.