Apple · 2 months ago
Physical Design Methodology CAD Engineer
Austin, Texas, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$140K/yr - $258K/yr
3+ years expApple is a leading technology company known for its innovative products. As part of the Hardware Technology CAD team, you will help design next-generation, high-performance, power-efficient processors and systems-on-chip (SoCs), collaborating with design teams and tool vendors to enhance productivity and performance.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingConsumer ElectronicsDigital EntertainmentMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
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
Use and leverage GenAI tools to develop GenAI applications to improve Design team productivity
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
Qualification
Required
Experience in CAD Tool, CAD flow or PD methodology
Knowledge of Tcl, Python or Perl scripting languages
Minimum requirement of BS+ 3 years of relevant industry experience
Preferred
Hands on knowledge of industry standard PNR tools
Hands on experience with high performance and low power implementation flows
Understanding of some of the analysis involved in Physical Design - extraction, timing, noise, physical verification, EMIR
Benefits
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
Retirement benefits
A range of discounted products and free services
Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
Relocation
Company
Apple
Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.67BKey Investors
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2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $4.5B
2025-01-16Post Ipo Debt· $0.31M
2021-04-30Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
Tim Cook
CEO
Craig Federighi
SVP, Software Engineering
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