CPU Implementation Silicon Correlation Engineer

Apple Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock purchase plan

Relocation assistance

Educational expense reimbursement

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a Senior CPU Implementation Silicon Correlation Engineer to validate and correlate pre-silicon design targets with silicon performance.

The role focuses on ensuring frequencies, voltages, and power targets are realizable on silicon and in final products shipped to customers. You will obtain silicon measurement data, analyze timing runs, and work with post-silicon teams to assess ROI of design features while diagnosing root causes from post-silicon speed

Qualifications

• BS degree and 10+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Experience with a chip tapeout of a custom or PnR block.
• Experience with STA and spice simulations.

Responsibilities

• Obtain process-related silicon measurement data from product and technology teams.
• Analyze pre-silicon timing runs to understand margins and relate to silicon parameters.
• Work with post-silicon teams evaluating ROI of design features and methodologies.
• Analyze post-silicon speed debug data to identify root causes of failing paths.

Skills

STA timing analysis

Spice simulations

Data parsing & plotting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ATPG pattern framework

Job description

CPU Implementation Silicon Correlation Engineer

Santa Clara, California, United States Hardware

As we continue to push CPU performance and efficiency in the most advanced technology nodes validating and correlating our physical design point to silicon is of utmost importance. We want to ensure that the frequencies, voltages, and power we target in pre-silicon design are realizable on silicon and in the final products we ship to our customers.

Description

• Obtain process‑related silicon measurement data from product and technology team
• Analyze pre‑silicon timing runs to comprehend margins and relate it to measured silicon parameters
• Work with post‑silicon teams in evaluating ROI of design and methodology features
• Analyze post‑silicon speed debug data to help identify and root cause failing paths

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience
• Experience with a chip tapeout of a custom or PnR block
• Experience with STA
• Experience running spice simulations and analysis
• Experience with data parsing, analysis, and representation/plotting skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Good understanding of std cell architecture and design
• Working knowledge of device technology and spice models
• Familiarity with ATPG pattern framework
• Awareness of PNR tool flows
• Language proficiency in TCL, Perl, and Python
• Ability to work with cross‑functional teams spanning pre‑silicon design, technology and post‑silicon debug

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits

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