Apple · 5 days ago
SoC Physical Design Engineer, PnR
Beaverton, OR
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expApple is a company known for its innovative products and technologies. They are seeking a SoC Physical Design Engineer to be responsible for the physical implementation of design partitions for complex SOCs, ensuring high-quality design and verification.
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Responsibilities
Work with the logic design team to understand partition architecture and drive physical aspects early in the design cycle
Complete netlist to GDS2 implementation for partition(s) meeting schedule and design goals
Timing, physical and electrical verification, and driving the signoff closure for the partitions
Resolve and improve design and flow issues related to physical design, identify potential solutions, and drive execution
Drive optimization of PnR partitions, to achieve best Power/Performance/Area
Qualification
Required
Minimum BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience
Preferred
MS in Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering or related field
Experience with partition level PnR implementation including floorplanning, clock and power distribution, timing closure, physical and electrical verification
Experience with physical design construction and analysis flows and methodology
Experience with large SOC designs (>20M gates) with frequencies in excess of 1GHZ
Familiar with various process-related design issues including Design for Yield and Manufacturability and multi-vt strategies
Experience with industry standard tools, understanding their capabilities and underlying algorithms
Experience with typical SOC issues such as multiple voltage and clock domains and mixed signal block integration
From a CAD perspective, experience with floorplanning tools, PnR flows, global timing verification, and physical design verification flows
Ability to adhere to stringent schedule and die size requirements
Strong communication skills
Company
Apple
Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.
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