Physical Design Lead – Custom Silicon Management

We are looking for a remarkable Physical Design Lead to work with a highly hardworking Custom Silicon team at Apple to design and develop innovative chips for the coolest products

• Audit vendor PD flows and methodologies for any holes and set up issues
• Suggest improvements to their methodology to optimize it to obtain the best QoR for Apple chips
• Work closely with the internal teams like systems and program management to ensure that the vendor PD implementation team is meeting the design goals
• Work closely with specialists from other teams like the packaging, process etc. to resolve any issues in the project which are in an area closely related to PD
• Conduct periodic design reviews - with deep technical dives - to make sure the project is tracking to the schedule and maintaining a high quality of work
• Review all the final PD, STA, SI, Electrical analysis reports and sign-off on them for tapeout approval
• Provide post tapeout support to work on ECOs and debug, if required
• Adhere to a strict and consistent standard of operation across all vendors and projects
• Maintain a professional relationship with the vendor and yet walk the fine line to maintain the customer-vendor distance

• Physical Design experience
• Knowledge of digital design concepts
• 10+ years of relevant industry experience
• Experience leading physical design teams
• Track record of having taped out a number of complex chips - from gates to GDS

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

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