Senior Physical Design Engineer

3 weeks ago


Sunnyvale, California, United States Apple Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Physical Design Engineer to join our team at Apple. As a key member of our SOC design team, you will be responsible for the physical implementation of design partitions from netlist to tapeout for a highly complex SOC utilizing innovative process technology.

Key Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with the logic design team to understand partition architecture and drive physical aspects early in the design cycle.
  • Implement netlist to GDS2 for partition(s) meeting schedule and design goals.
  • Perform timing, physical, and electrical verification, and drive signoff closure for the partitions.
  • Identify and resolve design and flow issues related to physical design, and drive execution.
  • Optimize PnR partitions to achieve best Power/Performance/Area.
Requirements
  • Minimum BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience.
  • Knowledgeable in partition level P&R implementation including floorplanning, clock and power distribution, timing closure, physical and electrical verification.
  • Knowledge of physical design construction and analysis flows and methodology.
  • Experienced with industry standard tools, understanding their capabilities and underlying algorithms.
  • Familiar with typical SOC issues such as multiple voltage and clock domains and mixed signal block integration.
  • Ability to adhere to stringent schedule and die size requirements.
  • Strong communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
  • MS in Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering or related field.
  • Experience with large SOC designs (>20M gates) with frequencies in excess of 1GHZ.
  • Familiarity with various process-related design issues including Design for Yield and Manufacturability and multi-vt strategies.
  • From a CAD perspective, experience with floorplanning tools, P&R flows, global timing verification, and physical design verification flows.
What We Offer

At Apple, we offer a comprehensive compensation package, including base pay, discretionary bonuses, and commission payments. Our employees also have the opportunity to become Apple shareholders through participation in our discretionary employee stock programs. Additionally, we offer a range of benefits, including comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, and reimbursement for certain educational expenses.

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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