Apple

Designs phones, computers and their operating systems

SoC Physical Design Engineer - STA/Timing

Hardware EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeBeaverton, OR, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A minimum Bachelor’s degree is required.
At least 10 years of relevant industry experience is required.
Strong programming skills with Tcl are required.
Experience with large-design static timing analysis and/or timing closure is preferred.
Experience with timing of large, high-performance system-on-chip designs in sub-micron technologies is preferred.
A deep understanding of noise, crosstalk, on-chip variation, and other timing-modeling effects is preferred.
Knowledge of circuit modeling, including timing models, worst-case timing-corner selection, and SPICE simulation, is preferred.
Experience with engineering change order techniques and implementation is preferred.
Experience with other scripting languages such as Perl or Python is preferred.
The ability to accurately describe issues, propose solutions, and drive them through completion is preferred.

Responsibilities

Be directly responsible for the physical implementation of design partitions from netlist to tapeout for a highly complex system-on-chip using state-of-the-art process technology.
Work with design teams to understand and debug constraints and facilitate logic changes to improve timing.
Work with the Physical Design team, highlighting issues and best practices.
Help create timing engineering changes for project tapeout.
Create and maintain scripts and methodologies for analysis and runs.
Create documentation and help with guidelines and specifications.
Perform deep analysis of timing paths to identify key issues.
Implement timing infrastructure.

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 the next groundbreaking Apple product. In this visible role, you will be directly responsible for the physical implementation of design partition(s) (from netlist to tapeout) for a highly complex SOC using state of the art process technology.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience Strong programming skills with TCL

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with large design STA and/or Timing Closure. Experience with timing of large high-performance SoC designs in sub-micron technologies. Deep understanding of noise, crosstalk, OCV and other timing modeling effects. Knowledge of circuit modeling including timing models, worst-case timing corner selection, and SPICE simulation. Experience in ECO techniques and implementation. Experience with other scripting languages such as Perl or python. Good communicator who can accurately describe issues, propose solutions, and drive them through completion.

Description

- Work with design teams to understand and debug constraints and facilitate logic changes to improve timing. - Work with the Physical Design team, highlighting issues and best practices. - Help create timing ECO’s for project tapeout. - Create and maintain scripts and methodologies for analysis and runs. - Create documentation and help with guidelines/specs. - Deep analysis of timing paths to identify key issues. - Implement timing infrastructure.

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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