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Physical Design Engineer

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Job overview

Apple seeks a Physical Design Engineer to contribute to all phases of high-performance PHY physical design, from RTL through final GDSII delivery. The engineer will work at the center of a PHY design effort with architecture, CAD, timing, and logic design teams, helping deliver PHY designs. The role focuses on physical design for upcoming Apple products.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

PHY DesignSoC DesignPhysical DesignPhysically Aware SynthesisFloor PlanningPlace and RoutePower Grid DesignClock SpecificationPhysical ConstructionPhysical IntegrationPhysical VerificationSoC ArchitectureVerilogPerlTclExtractionStatic Timing AnalysisLVS/DRC DebuggingPhysical Design ToolsSynthesis Tools

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering10 Years Relevant Industry Experience or Equivalent

Full job description

Role Number: 200693415-7141

Summary

At Apple we work every single day to craft products that enrich people’s lives. Do you love working on challenges that no one has solved yet? Do you like changing the game? We have an opportunity for a forward-thinking and unusually hardworking Physical Design Engineer. As a member of our wide-ranging group, you will have the rare and great opportunity to craft upcoming products that will delight and encourage millions of Apple’s customers every single day. In this role, we will be at the center of a PHY design effort working with architecture, CAD, timing and logic design teams, with a critical impact on delivering outstanding PHY designs. You will be required to do physical designs of outstanding PHY design.

Description

As a Physical Design engineer you will contribute to all phases of physical design of high performance PHY design from RTL to delivery of our final GDSII.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's of Science in Electrical Engineering and a minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

  • The ideal candidate will have 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 with logic design team 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.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote 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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