SoC Physical Design Engineer, PnR

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

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!In this visible role, you will be directly responsible for the physical implementation of design partition(s) (from netlist to tapeout) for a highly complex SOC utilizing innovative process technology.

Description

• 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• MS in Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering or related field.
• Experience with partition level P&R implementation including floorplanning, clock and power distribution, timing closure, physical and electrical verification.
• Experience with physical design construction and analysis flows and methodology.
• Experience with large SOC designs (>20M gates) with frequencies in excess of 1GHZ.
• Familiar with various process-related design issues including Design for Yield and Manufacturability and multi-vt strategies.
• Experience with industry standard tools, understanding their capabilities and underlying algorithms.
• Experience with typical SOC issues such as multiple voltage and clock domains and mixed signal block integration.
• From a CAD perspective, experience with floorplanning tools, P&R flows, global timing verification, and physical design verification flows.
• Ability to adhere to stringent schedule and die size requirements.

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