Lead Standard Cell Design & Flow Architect

Apple Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in San Diego is seeking a skilled Digital Design Engineer focused on Standard Cell Design Methodology and Flow.

You will join a high-visibility team at the heart of processor design, collaborating with the custom circuits team to deliver quality products to market quickly. You will interface with CAD and foundry for PDKs, implement blocks in Verilog/SystemVerilog, run simulations, and apply data analysis and ML techniques to timing, power, and area trends, driving automation and

Qualifications

• BS and at least 3 years of relevant industry experience.
• Strong background in standard cell libraries and timing/power analysis.
• Experience with Verilog/SystemVerilog and EDA tools.

Responsibilities

• Be the interface to internal CAD team for planning production flows and with foundry on PDK requirements.
• Collaborate with technology team on new process requirements and work with design/CAD team to enable relevant tools/flows.
• Implement sophisticated digital block in Verilog/SystemVerilog, run simulations or formal check for verification.
• Use data analysis techniques and ML models to study timing, power, and area trends, and to QA on large datasets.

Skills

Data analysis

Machine Learning

Python

TCL

Perl

Flow automation

EDA concepts

Education

BS degree

Tools

Verilog

SystemVerilog

Sugested EDA tools

Job description

Apple Inc. in San Diego is seeking a skilled Digital Design Engineer focused on Standard Cell Design Methodology and Flow.

You will join a high-visibility team at the heart of processor design, collaborating with the custom circuits team to deliver quality products to market quickly. You will interface with CAD and foundry for PDKs, implement blocks in Verilog/SystemVerilog, run simulations, and apply data analysis and ML techniques to timing, power, and area trends, driving automation and