Physical Design Engineer

5 days ago

Cupertino, California, United States Apple Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Physical Design Engineer to join our team at Apple. As a member of our design team, you will be responsible for crafting high-performance PHY designs that meet the stringent requirements of our products.

Key Responsibilities
  • Generate block/chip level static timing constraints
  • Build full chip floor-plan including pin placement, partitions, and power grid
  • Develop and validate high-performance low-power clock network guidelines
  • Perform block-level place and route and close the design to meet timing, area, and power constraints
  • Generate and implement ECOs to fix timing, noise, and EM IR violations
  • Run Physical Design verification flow at chip/block level and provide guidelines to fix LVS/DRC violations to other designers
  • Participate in establishing CAD and physical design methodologies for correct-by-construction designs
  • Assist in flow development for chip integration
Requirements
  • Deep design experience in high PHY and/or SOC designs
  • Deep knowledge about industry standards and practices in Physical Design, including physically aware synthesis, floor-planning, and place & route
  • Experience in developing and implementing power-grid and clock specifications
  • Strong understanding of all aspects of physical construction, integration, and physical verification
  • Shown knowledge of basic SoC architecture and HDL languages like Verilog to be able to work with logic design teams for timing fixes
  • Power user of industry-standard Physical Design & Synthesis tools
  • Deep understanding of scripting languages such as Perl/Tcl, solid understanding of extraction and STA methodology and tools
  • Deep understanding of physical design verification methodology to debug LVS/DRC issues at chip/block level
Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor's of Science in Electrical Engineering and 10+ years of experience
About Apple

At Apple, we are committed to creating innovative products that enrich people's lives. We are looking for talented individuals who share our passion for innovation and excellence.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, and a range of discounted products and services. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through our discretionary employee stock programs.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

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