Senior CAD Engineering & Silicon Program Lead

Apple; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 57,308,160 - 85,962,240; Full time

Job summary

Apple in Austin, Texas is seeking a CAD Engineering Program Manager to drive silicon projects from planning through tapeout. You will lead cross‑functional teams across development centers, manage plans, resolve issues, and ensure on‑time delivery of critical Silicon milestones.

The role requires a BS degree and 3+ years in silicon planning, with experience in front‑end or back‑end IC tools and PC‑based planning streams.

Qualifications

• BS degree required.
• 3+ years of silicon planning experience.
• Experience with front-end or back-end IC tools.
• Experience managing project plans and milestones.
• Strong ability to coordinate with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Drive plans across development centers and resolve issues.
• Lead core silicon projects and PC-based planning initiatives.
• Ensure SoC plan data is collected and used.
• Present testing requests and coordinate schedules.
• Drive on-time silicon delivery and team collaboration.
• Maintain project headway and motivate partners.
• Convey silicon tapeouts and coordinate test planning.

Skills

Silicon planning

Project leadership

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Reasoning arrangement (front-end)

DV

DFT

PNR

STA

LVS

DRC

Extraction

PC-based planning tools

Job description

Apple in Austin, Texas is seeking a CAD Engineering Program Manager to drive silicon projects from planning through tapeout. You will lead cross‑functional teams across development centers, manage plans, resolve issues, and ensure on‑time delivery of critical Silicon milestones.

The role requires a BS degree and 3+ years in silicon planning, with experience in front‑end or back‑end IC tools and PC‑based planning streams.