Intern Physical Design Engineer
ARM

Our Solutions Engineering Physical IP team comprises some of the industry's leading experts in deep submicron circuit design! This position is a wonderful opportunity for you to work with our standard cell and memory design teams on innovative technologies! Your work will have a significant lasting impact on the standard cell team.

What you could be doing as a Physical Design Intern?

The successful candidate will work with a small team of dedicated engineers to:

• Collaborate with circuit design engineering, layout, and software automation teams to build solutions that improve the design flow.
• Evaluate and apply proprietary design techniques, internally developed software tools, and externally supported EDA tools to implement novel design and verification methodologies.
• Maintain and improve a database of internally developed IP that drives the design and validation flows of standard cell libraries across multiple process technologies.
• Contribute in all parts of the memory development flow.
• Perform spice simulation source for tuning and margining of circuits.

We are looking for individuals who:

Are currently enrolled and studying towards a Masters or PhD Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering and are able to join our team for two consecutive semesters. Students with alternative degrees will also be considered if they have meaningful experience. We love to talk with people who are curious, motivated, and eager to learn.

Qualities that will help your application stand out:

• Have an understanding of MOSFET electrical characteristics and transistor level device physics.
• Experience with transistor level spice simulators such as SPICE or Spectre.
• Programming and scripting skills in UNIX, Perl, Python, C++ or similar language.
• Ability to debug intricate issues and clearly summarize and report the status to colleagues.
• Good interpersonal skills with an analytical approach and adaptability and willing to learn how to use unfamiliar tools and systems.

Additional Information:

We encourage early applications as we review them on a first come/first served basis.

Arm Internships require you to be enrolled in a higher education degree and be returning to your course after your internship/placement.

If you are graduating in or before August 2025, you will not be eligible for an Intern role but you will be eligible for our graduate roles. Our graduate roles will be advertised on the Arm Early Careers website Graduate Program at Arm.

In Return:

Working on interesting new projects with leaders in the field is exciting, but we also know how important it is to receive support. That's why throughout your internship, you can expect regular feedback and development opportunities, social activities to connect with your peers, an end of internship celebration, plus the opportunity to be *considered for future Graduate positions (*subject to performance). #getreadytogrow

In addition to a competitive pay and rewards package, our on-the-job learning and mentoring/buddy schemes provide unparalleled learning and networking opportunities from the best in the industry.

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Accommodations at Arm
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Hybrid Working at Arm
Arm's approach to hybrid working is designed to create a working environment that supports both high performance and personal wellbeing. We believe in bringing people together face to face to enable us to work at pace, whilst recognizing the value of flexibility. Within that framework, we empower groups/teams to determine their own hybrid working patterns, depending on the work and the team's needs. Details of what this means for each role will be shared upon application. In some cases, the flexibility we can offer is limited by local legal, regulatory, tax, or other considerations, and where this is the case, we will collaborate with you to find the best solution. Please talk to us to find out more about what this could look like for you.
Equal Opportunities at Arm
Arm is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and colleagues. We are a diverse organization of dedicated and innovative individuals, and don't discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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