STA Engineer

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino seeks an ASIC STA Engineer to lead timing closure across complex SoCs. You will own timing closure for full chips and blocks, guiding timing verification and constraint generation across projects.

Work with multi-functional teams to resolve timing issues in deep sub-micron technologies. Strong digital design fundamentals and scripting in TCL/Perl are valuable, with Primetime familiarity a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 3+ years in ASIC/STA timing.
• Strong fundamentals in digital design and timing concepts.
• Experience with timing tools such as Primetime is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own full chip and block timing closure across projects.
• Develop timing verification methodologies and flows.
• Generation of block and full chip timing constraints.
• Collaborate with SOC teams to resolve complex timing issues.

Skills

Digital design

Self-starter

TCL scripting

Perl scripting

ASIC timing

STA tools

Synthesis flows

Constraint analysis

Cross-team comms

Education

Bachelor's degree + 3 years experience

Tools

Primetime

Galaxy Constraint Analyzer (GCA)

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, 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 real 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 phenomenal Apple product. Do you enjoy working on challenges that no one has solved yet? As a member of our dynamic group, you will get the unrivaled and rewarding opportunity to craft upcoming products that will delight and encourage millions of Apple’s customers every single day. Are you ready to join a team transforming hardware technology? We are searching for a hardworking engineer to join our exciting team of problem solvers. Come join our team and be responsible for leading edge IP development and coordinating with multiple SOC teams. In this role, you will work collaboratively with various SOC teams to execute design and integration tasks for the high quality IP deliverables.

Description

As an ASIC STA Engineer, you will have responsibilities spanning various aspects of SOC design: Full chip and block level timing closure ownership throughout the entire project. Develop and maintain methodology and flows related to timing verification and closure. Generation of block and full chip timing constraints. Work on Apple SoC (System-on-Silicon) chips in deep sub-micron technologies targeted for high end mobile applications. Work closely with various multi-functional teams on resolving complex timing issues for major building blocks of complex SoCs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree + 3 Years of Experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong fundamentals in the area of Digital design
• Self-starter and highly motivated
• Proficient in scripting languages (TCL and Perl)
• Familiarity with ASIC design timing concepts
• Exposure in STA tools (Primetime) is a plus
• Familiarity with front end tools and methodologies such as Synthesis, Logic equivalence checks
• Familiarity in Constraint analysis and debug, using industry standard tools such as Synopsys GCA (Galaxy Constraint Analyzer) is desirable but not required
• Knowledge of timing corners/modes, process variations and signal integrity related issues is a plus
• Ability to commnicate optimally across all internal groups

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