AI-Driven CAD Engineer for Next-Gen SoC Design

Apple, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 125,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple, Inc. in Austin, TX is seeking a VLSI design or CAD engineer who will apply AI to chip design across RTL, front end, CAD flows and EDA tools. You will work end-to-end with design teams to bring AI-driven improvements to the chip design process.

The role requires a BS degree and 3+ years in VLSI/CAD, with strong Python and experience using AI tools for engineering tasks. Familiarity with EDA tools and model-tuning experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• BS degree and 3+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Experience using AI tools in engineering work.
• Experience in VLSI design, CAD tools or CAD flows.
• Experience in Python programming.

Responsibilities

• Partner with design teams and CAD flow owners to understand design challenges and where AI can help.
• Contribute to evaluation data, quality metrics, and run model evaluations to identify failures.
• Tune AI agents, prompts, tools, agent skills and model choices.
• Develop CAD tools and flows that let AI agents work with design data and EDA tools.
• Evaluate AI tools from EDA vendors alongside in-house solutions.
• Enable the organization to leverage AI capabilities to drive chip delivery efficiency.

Skills

Python programming

AI tools usage

VLSI design

Education

BS degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

EDA tools

MCP servers

AI agent tooling

Job description

Apple, Inc. in Austin, TX is seeking a VLSI design or CAD engineer who will apply AI to chip design across RTL, front end, CAD flows and EDA tools. You will work end-to-end with design teams to bring AI-driven improvements to the chip design process.

The role requires a BS degree and 3+ years in VLSI/CAD, with strong Python and experience using AI tools for engineering tasks. Familiarity with EDA tools and model-tuning experience is a plus.