Physical Design Methodology CAD Engineer

Do you love creating elegant solutions to highly complex challenges? Do you intrinsically see the importance in every detail? As part of our Silicon Technologies group, you’ll help design and manufacture our next-generation, high-performance, power-efficient processor, system-on-chip (SoC).

• Participating and engaging with cross functional teams to tackle key physical design challenges.
• Developing innovative solutions in physical design and optimization space.
• Developing and supporting implementation flows for multiple projects and design teams.
• Developing and maintaining custom CAD tools for implementation and signoff.
• Creating flows to enable successful deployment of new technology nodes.
• Developing tools and methodologies for best-in-class PPA and productivity including ML based solutions.
• Collaborating with other teams such as physical design verification, RC extraction, IR and static timing analysis (STA).
• Working directly with EDA tool vendors to resolve tool issues and identify areas for tool improvements.

• Knowledge of Tcl, Python or Perl scripting languages
• Minimum requirement of BS
• Good understanding of VLSI / Physical Design basics through previous coursework or internships
• Exposure to CAD Tool, CAD flow or PD methodology.
• Understanding of some of the analysis involved in Physical Design - extraction, timing, noise, physical verification, EMIR.

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• Range of discounted products and free services
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses
• Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
• Relocation

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity.