SoC Physical Design Engineer, Top Level

4 weeks ago


Beaverton, Oregon, United States Apple Full time
SoC Physical Design Engineer, Top Level

Imagine what you could do here at Apple. We're a company that's passionate about innovation and making a difference in the world. As a SoC Physical Design Engineer, Top Level, you'll be responsible for implementing complete chip design from netlist to tapeout.

Key Responsibilities
  • Work with the FE team to understand chip architecture and drive physical aspects early in the design cycle.
  • Drive methodologies and best known methods to streamline physical design work, come up with guidelines and checklists, drive execution, and track progress.
  • Be a focal point for place and route, drive the work among place and route engineers, set goals and milestones, plan short and long-term work, understand dependencies between different domains like top, STA, block place and route.
  • Resolve design and flow issues related to physical design, identify potential solutions, and drive execution.
Requirements
  • Minimum BS and 3 years of relevant industry experience.
  • Knowledgeable in partition or top level P&R implementation including floorplanning, clock and power distribution, timing closure, physical and electrical verification.
  • Strong knowledge of physical design construction and analysis flows and methodology.
  • Strong communication skills.
  • Experienced with industry standard tools, understanding their capabilities and underlying algorithms.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with Top Level a plus but not required.
  • Shown ability to adhere to stringent schedule and die size requirements.
  • Experience with large SOC designs (>20M gates) with frequencies in excess of 1GHZ.
Additional Requirements
  • 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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