Senior Digital Layout Design Engineer for ASICs

Apple; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple in Beaverton, OR is seeking a Digital Layout Designer to join our silicon design team. You will design complex custom layouts for digital circuits in deep SubMicron CMOS, review floorplans with circuit designers, and use CAD tools to produce robust physical design.

Strong scripting skills and experience with CALIBRE DRC/ERC/LVS, Mentor Graphics or Cadence are a plus. A Bachelor's degree with 10 years of experience is expected, and the role is on-site at our Beaverton campus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 10+ years of experience.
• Experience designing deep SubMicron CMOS layouts for ASICs.
• Strong layout floorplanning and standard cell planning proficiency.
• Ability to interpret RC delay, electromigration, self-heating, and cross capacitance issues.

Responsibilities

• Design complex custom layouts for digital circuits in deep SubMicron CMOS technologies.
• Review floorplans and complex circuits with circuit designers.
• Run layout verification toolchains (DRC/ERC/LVS) and iterate layouts.
• Collaborate with circuit designers to plan work and negotiate tradeoffs.
• Write and maintain layout scripts; use CAD tools for robust physical design.

Skills

Layout floorplanning

Standard cell planning

Hierarchical layout assembly

Communication skills

Team collaboration

CALIBRE DRC/ERC/LVS

Mentor Graphics or Cadence tools

Scripting: CSH/Perl/Skill

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

CALIBRE

Mentor Graphics

Cadence

Job description

Apple in Beaverton, OR is seeking a Digital Layout Designer to join our silicon design team. You will design complex custom layouts for digital circuits in deep SubMicron CMOS, review floorplans with circuit designers, and use CAD tools to produce robust physical design.

Strong scripting skills and experience with CALIBRE DRC/ERC/LVS, Mentor Graphics or Cadence are a plus. A Bachelor's degree with 10 years of experience is expected, and the role is on-site at our Beaverton campus.