This role at Apple involves collaborating with the logic design team to enhance partition architecture and drive physical design aspects early in the design cycle. The position focuses on completing netlist to GDS2 implementation while ensuring adherence to schedule and design goals. The candidate will perform various verification tasks and resolve design flow issues, while also exploring low power techniques to optimize designs. This position is based in Cupertino, California, with potential opportunities in various locations across the USA.

• Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical and Computer Engineering or related field.
• 1 year of experience in the job offered or related occupation.
• Understanding of VLSI design in the context of large chips.
• Knowledge of CMOS fundamentals for logic design.
• Familiarity with Place and Route methodologies to implement a design from netlist to GDS.
• Understanding of Static Timing Analysis concepts to enable timing closure of the placed and routed design.
• Understanding of Physical Design Verification concepts like DRC, LVS and Antenna.
• Experience using Verilog coding to run synthesis experiments and debug LVS issues.
• Knowledge of standard cells and compiled memories and their properties.

• Collaborate with the logic design team to understand partition architecture.
• Drive physical aspects early in the design cycle.
• Complete netlist to GDS2 implementation for partitions while meeting schedule and design goals.
• Perform timing, physical, and electrical verification.
• Drive sign off closure for the partitions.
• Resolve and improve design and flow issues related to physical design.
• Explore and implement low power techniques to improve power density.
• Optimize designs for area to achieve a low area footprint.

• Employees at Apple are often offered comprehensive benefits that support physical and mental well-being—flexible medical plans, confidential counseling, onsite wellness centers at major campuses, and resources for fitness and daily life. Families typically receive fertility support, paid parental leave with gradual return, caregiving leave, and dependent-care guidance, while financial perks commonly include stock grants (with purchase discounts), 401(k) matching, and income-protection coverage. Employees also see robust time off, Apple University learning and tuition reimbursement, donation matching and paid volunteer hours, and deep product and partner discounts.