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 and enable the development of technology that fuels Apple's devices.

Requirements

• Experience in CAD flow or PD methodology development
• Proficiency with Tcl, Python, or Perl scripting languages
• Hands-on knowledge of industry-standard PNR tools
• Understanding and experience in analysis aspects of Physical Design - extraction, timing, noise, physical verification, EMIR
• Hands-on experience with high-performance and low-power implementation flows

Responsibilities

• Participating or leading 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