SoC Physical Design Engineer, STA/Timing

Apple Inc.; Waltham, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 166,000 - 292,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Waltham, MA is seeking a SoC Physical Design Engineer specializing in STA/Timing to drive timing closures for complex SOC tapeouts. You will collaborate with design and physical teams to debug constraints, implement timing infrastructures, and create ECOs while developing robust scripts and methodologies.

Minimum BS with 10+ years of experience and strong TCL scripting are required. The role offers exposure to high-performance designs, noise modeling, and ECO techniques in a

Qualifications

• BS degree and 10+ years in ASIC/SoC design.
• Strong TCL scripting skills.
• Experience with large design STA and Timing Closure.
• Experience with timing of large high-performance SoC designs in sub-micron technologies.
• Deep understanding of noise, crosstalk, OCV and other timing modeling effects.
• Knowledge of circuit modeling including timing models, worst-case timing corner selection, and SPICE simulation.
• Experience in ECO techniques and implementation.
• Experience with other scripting languages such as Perl or Python.

Responsibilities

• Understand constraints and debug timing with design teams.
• Collaborate with the Physical Design team to identify issues and best practices.
• Create timing ECOs for project tapeouts.
• Develop scripts and methodologies for analysis and runs.
• Create documentation and guidelines/specs.
• Analyze timing paths to identify key issues.
• Implement timing infrastructure.

Skills

TCL scripting

Strong communication

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Perl

Python

Job description

SoC Physical Design Engineer, STA/Timing

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States Hardware

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, hard-working 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 using state of the art process technology.

Description

• Work with design teams to understand and debug constraints and facilitate logic changes to improve timing.
• Work with the Physical Design team, highlighting issues and best practices.
• Help create timing ECO’s for project tapeout.
• Create and maintain scripts and methodologies for analysis and runs.
• Create documentation and help with guidelines/specs.
• Deep analysis of timing paths to identify key issues.
• Implement timing infrastructure.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience
• Strong programming skills with TCL

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with large design STA and/or Timing Closure.
• Experience with timing of large high-performance SoC designs in sub-micron technologies.
• Deep understanding of noise, crosstalk, OCV and other timing modeling effects.
• Knowledge of circuit modeling including timing models, worst-case timing corner selection, and SPICE simulation.
• Experience in ECO techniques and implementation.
• Experience with other scripting languages such as Perl or python.
• Good communicator who can accurately describe issues, propose solutions, and drive them through completion.

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $165,800 and $292,400, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits

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