Senior SoC Physical Design Engineer

Apple Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Seattle seeks a seasoned design engineer to own physical implementation of design partitions for a highly complex SOC, from netlist to tapeout, using advanced process technology.

You will collaborate with logic design teams and drive P&R, clock/power distribution, timing closure, and signoff while optimizing Power/Performance/Area and ensuring schedule adherence. Minimum BS and 10+ years of industry experience are required.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or related field with 10+ years of industry experience.
• Advanced knowledge of partition-level P&R, timing closure, and verification.
• Experience with large SOCs (>20M gates) and 1GHz+ frequencies.

Responsibilities

• Work with the logic design team to understand partition architecture and drive physical aspects early in the design cycle.
• Complete netlist to GDS2 implementation for partition(s) meeting schedule and design goals.
• Timing, physical and electrical verification, and driving the signoff closure for the partitions.
• Resolve and improve design and flow issues related to physical design, identify potential solutions, and drive execution.
• Drive optimization of PnR partitions, to achieve best Power/Performance/Area.

Skills

Partition-level P&R

Floorplanning

Timing closure

Power distribution

Physical verification

Electrical verification

Process tech awareness

SOC design experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering

Job description

Apple Inc. in Seattle seeks a seasoned design engineer to own physical implementation of design partitions for a highly complex SOC, from netlist to tapeout, using advanced process technology.

You will collaborate with logic design teams and drive P&R, clock/power distribution, timing closure, and signoff while optimizing Power/Performance/Area and ensuring schedule adherence. Minimum BS and 10+ years of industry experience are required.