SoC Physical Design Engineer, Electrical Analysis

Apple Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in San Jose is seeking a SoC Physical Design Engineer specializing in Electrical Analysis to drive electrical analysis and verification for our System-on-Chip, ensuring robust performance across power, timing, and reliability goals.

In this role you will collaborate with CAD/technology teams for flow bring-up, validation, and support the implementation team through the entire chip design cycle to drive tape-out closure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 0+ years experience.
• Knowledge of computer architecture, circuit design, and/or low power architecture.
• Knowledge of scripting or programming skills like Python.

Responsibilities

• Perform various electrical analyses at block or chip level, including but not limited to Static/Dynamic IR, EM, Noise and Signal EM.
• Work multi-functionally with the CAD/technology teams for flow bring up and validation.
• Collaborate with the implementation team during the entire chip design cycle to drive sign-off closure for tape‑out.

Skills

Python

Computer architecture

Circuit design

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

SoC Physical Design Engineer, Electrical Analysis

Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Dynamic, hardworking people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it. Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product! As a Physical Electrical Analysis Engineer on our SoC team, you will be driving the electrical analysis and verification of an SoC.

Description

• Perform various electrical analyses at block or chip level, including but not limited to Static/Dynamic IR, EM, Noise and Signal EM.
• Work multi-functionally with the CAD/technology teams for flow bring up and validation.
• Collaborate with the implementation team during the entire chip design cycle to drive sign-off closure for tape‑out.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor's degree with 0+ years experience
• Knowledge of computer architecture, circuit design, and/or low power architecture.
• Knowledge of scripting or programming skills like Python.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with ASIC or AMS physical implementation and analysis flow.
• Scripting skills to automate and debug verification flows for digital VLSI design.
• Circuit design background and SPICE experience.

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