GenAI-Driven Physical Design CAD Engineer

Apple Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 123,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock purchase plan

Relocation assistance

Medical and dental coverage

Discretionary bonuses

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Austin, TX is seeking a Physical Design Methodology CAD Engineer to design and optimize SoC flows, tools and methodologies for next‑generation high‑performance, power‑efficient processors.

You will collaborate with design teams and vendors to improve PPA and productivity while exploring new technology nodes. The role involves developing custom CAD tools, deployment flows for new nodes, and applying ML/GenAI techniques to boost design productivity.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Knowledge of Tcl, Python or Perl scripting languages; BS degree.
• Preferred Qualifications: Understanding of VLSI / Physical Design basics; exposure to CAD Tool, CAD flow or PD methodology; knowledge of extraction, timing, noise, physical verification, EMIR.

Responsibilities

• Participating and engaging with cross functional teams to tackle key physical design challenges.
• Developing innovative solutions in physical design and optimisation space.
• Developing and supporting implementation flows for multiple projects and design teams.
• Developing and maintaining custom CAD tools for implementation and signoff.
• Creating flows to enable successful deployment of new technology nodes.
• Developing tools and methodologies for best-in-class PPA and productivity including ML based solutions.
• Use and leverage GenAI tools to develop GenAI applications to improve Design team productivity.
• Collaborating with other teams such as physical design verification, RC extraction, IR and static timing analysis (STA).
• Working directly with EDA tool vendors to resolve tool issues and identify areas for tool improvements.

Skills

Tcl scripting

Python scripting

Perl scripting

Education

BS

Tools

CAD Tool

CAD Flow

PD Methodology

Job description

Apple Inc. in Austin, TX is seeking a Physical Design Methodology CAD Engineer to design and optimize SoC flows, tools and methodologies for next‑generation high‑performance, power‑efficient processors.

You will collaborate with design teams and vendors to improve PPA and productivity while exploring new technology nodes. The role involves developing custom CAD tools, deployment flows for new nodes, and applying ML/GenAI techniques to boost design productivity.