Physical Design CAD Engineer: GenAI & Flow Innovator

Apple, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple, Inc. in Austin seeks a Physical Design Methodology CAD Engineer to design and optimize state-of-the-art SiP. You will develop CAD flows, tools, and methodologies for placement, routing, signoff, and PPA improvements, collaborating with design teams and EDA vendors to push performance and efficiency.

You will explore new technology nodes and stdcells, contribute GenAI-enabled CAD solutions, and help scale design productivity across Apple’s silicon portfolio.

Qualifications

• BS degree required.
• Knowledge of Tcl, Python or Perl scripting.
• Experience with physical design and PD methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Participating and engaging with cross functional teams to tackle key physical design challenges.
• Developing innovative solutions in physical design and optimization 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

Scripting: Tcl/Python/Perl

Education

BS

Tools

CAD Tool

CAD Flow

PD Methodology

Job description

Apple, Inc. in Austin seeks a Physical Design Methodology CAD Engineer to design and optimize state-of-the-art SiP. You will develop CAD flows, tools, and methodologies for placement, routing, signoff, and PPA improvements, collaborating with design teams and EDA vendors to push performance and efficiency.

You will explore new technology nodes and stdcells, contribute GenAI-enabled CAD solutions, and help scale design productivity across Apple’s silicon portfolio.