CPU Physical Design Engineer

Apple Inc.; California (MO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 278,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental

Retirement benefits

Discounted products and services

Employee stock purchase plan

Relocation assistance

Discretionary bonuses or commissions

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Santa Clara, California is seeking a CPU Physical Design Engineer to drive block-level physical design and collaborate with CAD teams to meet PPA goals.

You will work on RTL-to-GDS flows, floorplanning, timing, power, reliability, and testability across CPU blocks, collaborating with internal teams to optimize memory macros and standard cells for better design PPA.

Qualifications

• Minimum BS and 3+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Experience in digital circuits, timing/power concepts, and logic design.
• Experience with Perl or TCL.

Responsibilities

• Drive RTL-to-GDS design convergence through logic synthesis and place-and-route tools targeting ambitious PPA goals.
• Be responsible for block-level physical design delivery along with closure of backend flows, electrical requirements and improving silicon yield.
• Work with internal CAD and PD methodology teams on tool features and optimizations and their adoption in CPU design.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on CPU floorplan, timing, power, reliability, and testability.
• Work with custom IP teams to define and co-optimize memory macros and standard cells to improve design PPA.

Skills

Digital circuits

Timing & power concepts

Logic design

Perl

TCL

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Logic Synthesis

PnR (Place & Route)

STA (Static Timing Analysis)

Power analysis tools

Floor-planning

Pin-placement

Timing budgeting

Job description

Santa Clara, California, United States Hardware

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Dynamic, hard-working people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products! The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it. Join us to help deliver groundbreaking Apple products!Apple’s Silicon Engineering Group (SEG) is hiring hardworking engineers for CPU block-level physical design.

Description

As a CPU Physical Design Engineer, you will drive or participate in the following:

• Drive RTL-to-GDS design convergence through logic synthesis and place-and-route tools targeting ambitious PPA goals
• Will be responsible for block-level physical design delivery along with closure of backend flows, electrical requirements and improving silicon yield
• Will work closely with internal CAD and PD methodology teams on industry-standard synthesis/PNR tool features and optimizations and their adoption in CPU design
• Will work with x-functional top-level teams on the aspects of CPU floorplan, timing, power, reliability, and testability
• Will work closely with custom IP teams to define and co-optimize memory macros, library standard cells to improve design PPA

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum BS and 3+ years of relevant industry experience
• Experience in digital circuits, timing/power concepts, and logic design
• Experience with Perl or TCL

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in using industry standard logic Synthesis, PnR, STA and Power analysis tools along with floor-planning, pin-placement and timing budgeting
• Ability to work well in a team, self-motivated and excellent communication skills

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $150,400 and $277,600, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

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
• reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
• discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation

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