Apple

Designs phones, computers and their operating systems

CPU Physical Design Engineer

Silicon & ASIC DesignConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree is required, along with 10 or more years of relevant industry experience.
Experience in logic design and digital circuits is required.
Experience with Perl or Tcl is required.
Experience with low-power, high-frequency physical design techniques leveraging advanced synthesis and place-and-route tool features and physical design methodology is preferred.
Experience using industry-standard logic synthesis, place-and-route, static timing analysis, and power analysis tools, along with timing budgeting, floor-planning, physical integration, and verification to converge complex designs is preferred.
Knowledge of deep-submicron technology and its implications for timing, power, and area is preferred.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are preferred.
Ability to work independently and/or lead a physical design partition in collaboration with cross-functional teams is preferred.

Responsibilities

Drive RTL-to-GDS design convergence through logic synthesis and place-and-route tools targeting ambitious power, performance, and area goals.
Be responsible for block-level physical design delivery, closure of backend flows, electrical requirements, and improving silicon yield.
Work closely with internal computer-aided design and physical design methodology teams on industry-standard synthesis and place-and-route tool features and optimizations and their adoption in CPU design.
Work with cross-functional top-level teams on CPU floorplan, timing, power, reliability, and testability.
Work closely with custom intellectual property teams to define and co-optimize memory macros and library standard cells to improve design power, performance, and area.

Summary

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Dynamic, hard-working people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products! The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it. Join us to help deliver groundbreaking Apple products! Apple’s Silicon Engineering Group (SEG) is hiring hardworking engineers for CPU block-level physical design.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience Experience in logic design and digital circuits Experience with Perl or TCL

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in low power, high frequency physical design techniques leveraging advanced syn/PnR tool features, and best in class physical design methodology Experience using industry standard logic Synthesis, PnR, STA and Power analysis tools, along with timing budgeting, floor-planning, physical integration, and verification to converge complex designs Knowledge in deep sub-micron technology, along with its implications to timing, power, and area Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Ability to work independently and/or lead a physical design partition in collaboration with x-functional teams

Description

As a CPU Physical Design Engineer, you will drive or participate in the following: • Drive RTL-to-GDS design convergence through logic synthesis and place-and-route tools targeting ambitious PPA goals • Will be responsible for block-level physical design delivery along with closure of backend flows, electrical requirements and improving silicon yield • Will work closely with internal CAD and PD methodology teams on industry-standard synthesis/PNR tool features and optimizations and their adoption in CPU design • Will work with x-functional top-level teams on the aspects of CPU floorplan, timing, power, reliability, and testability • Will work closely with custom IP teams to define and co-optimize memory macros, library standard cells to improve design PPA

About the Company

Apple

Designs phones, computers and their operating systems

Apple designs and sells consumer electronics, from iPhone smartphones and Mac computers to tablets and wearable devices. Its operating systems manage apps and built-in functions for communication and work, while iCloud stores files and synchronizes data across devices. Customers buy additional digital services through subscriptions such as Apple Music and Apple TV, and developers distribute software through the App Store. Apple earns money from hardware sales, subscriptions and digital transactions, selling directly to customers and through retailers and mobile carriers around the world. It was founded in 1976 and has its headquarters in Cupertino, California.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Cupertino, CA
Founded: 1976

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