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Texas Instruments · 2 hours ago

Systems Engineering Intern - Silicon PDK

Santa Clara, CA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$31/hr - $57/hr

Texas Instruments is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures, and sells analog and embedded processing chips. The role involves supporting the development of next-generation photonics design methodologies and contributing to building scalable, automated design flows within a Cadence-based platform.

ComputerDSPSemiconductor

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Assist in the development of schematic-driven layout flows for PIC, including creating of symbols, layout, ports, and connectivity

Translate schematic-level designs into layout and creat Parametric Cells using in SKILL scripting

Support design enablement and PDK development, including building and maintaining a PDK and schematic-driven layout automation

Contribute to the definition and implementation of design rules and verification methodologies, including design rule check (DRC) and layout versus schematic (LVS) checks for connectivity and netlist validation

Support optical-electrical co-design by linking photonic and RF blocks using Verilog-A behavior models and S-parameters for system-level simulation

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to validate flows through integrated simulation and testbench development

Qualification

Cadence VirtuosoPhotonics design toolsSKILL scriptingPython-based layout frameworksElectronic-Photonic Design AutomationTape-out experiencePhotonics integrated circuits

Required

Currently pursuing a PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Photonics, or related field

Strong hands-on experience with Cadence Virtuoso or other photonic design enablement tools for design enablement platforms

Fundamental understanding of photonics integrated circuits of passive and active components with experience in photonics design using tools such as Lumerical and HFSS

Preferred

Demonstrated experience contributing to successful tape-outs at leading foundries

Familiarity with Electronic-Photonic Design Automation (EPDA) flows, including co-simulating photonic circuits with CMOS driver/TIA circuits

Experience using Python-based layout frameworks to automate photonic layout routing

Experience in creating or modifying Parametric Cells with SKILL scripting

Benefits

Competitive pay and benefits designed to help you and your family live your best life

Company

Texas Instruments

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Texas Instruments is a global semiconductor company that manufactures, designs, tests, and sells embedded and analog processing chips.

Founded in 1930

Dallas, Texas, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.ti.com

H1B Sponsorship

Texas Instruments has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

2025 (189)

2024 (184)

2023 (148)

2022 (222)

2021 (165)

2020 (179)

Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$13.61B

Key Investors

U.S. Department of Commerce

2025-05-20Post Ipo Debt· $1.2B

2024-12-20Grant· $1.61B

2024-05-28Post Ipo Equity· $2.5B

Leadership Team

Richard Templeton

President and Chief Executive Officer

Krunali Patel

Senior vice president and chief information officer

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