Physical Design Methodology CAD Engineer

Job Description

Join the Hardware Technology CAD team at Apple to help design next-generation high-performance, power-efficient SoCs.

Requirements

• Experience in CAD Tool, CAD flow, or PD methodology
• Knowledge of Tcl, Python, or Perl scripting languages
• BS + 3 years of relevant industry experience

Responsibilities

• 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 STA
• Working directly with EDA tool vendors to resolve tool issues and identify areas for tool improvements