Apple · 1 day ago
SoC Physical Design Engineer, PnR
Sunnyvale, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$181K/yr - $318K/yr
10+ years expApple is a company known for its innovative products and technologies, and they are seeking a SoC Physical Design Engineer to be responsible for the physical implementation of design partitions for complex SOCs. The role involves collaborating with the logic design team, completing netlist to GDS2 implementations, and driving physical design optimizations to meet design goals.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
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
Experience with partition level P&R implementation including floorplanning, clock and power distribution, timing closure, physical and electrical verification
Experience with physical design construction and analysis flows and methodology
Preferred
MS in Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering or related field
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, P&R flows, global timing verification, and physical design verification flows
Ability to adhere to stringent schedule and die size requirements
Strong communication skills
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
H1B Sponsorship
Apple has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (6998)
2024 (3766)
2023 (3939)
2022 (4822)
2021 (4060)
2020 (3656)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.67BKey Investors
Berkshire HathawayMicrosoftSequoia Capital
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
Recent News
Venrock
2025-12-01
2025-09-25
Mac Daily News
2025-09-25
Company data provided by crunchbase