Clock Network Architect for High-Performance CPU Chips

Apple, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 263,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock purchase plan

RSU awards

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Apple Inc. in San Diego, California is seeking an experienced clock design engineer to build full chip clock trees and automate specification generation across dies. You will work with the logic design team to drive physical design early in the cycle and ensure latency, power, and timing targets are met.

The role emphasizes hands-on design using industry tools (Synopsys/Cadence) and collaboration across teams to deliver optimized PPA with potential relocation support.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering and 2 years of related experience.
• Experience building clock networks for high-performance CPU cores with minimal latency.
• Knowledge of FinFET and GAA technology and physical design to achieve best PPA.
• Experience with EDA tools such as Synopsys or Cadence.

Responsibilities

• Build full chip clock trees and clock planning for recombinant networks.
• Automate clock tree specification generation across dies to meet latency and power specs.
• Collaborate with logic design to drive physical design early in the design cycle.
• Drive signoff closure for partitions with timing, physical verification, and reliability considerations.

Skills

Clock tree design

Timing analysis

Power optimization

FinFET/GAA tech

EDA tools (Synopsys/Cadence)

Education

Master's degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Synopsys

Cadence

Job description

Apple Inc. in San Diego, California is seeking an experienced clock design engineer to build full chip clock trees and automate specification generation across dies. You will work with the logic design team to drive physical design early in the cycle and ensure latency, power, and timing targets are met.

The role emphasizes hands-on design using industry tools (Synopsys/Cadence) and collaboration across teams to deliver optimized PPA with potential relocation support.