CAD Physical Design Engineer

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 theres no telling what you could accomplish. Multifaceted amazing 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! nnDo you love working on challenges that no one has solved yet As a member of our dynamic group you will have the unique and rewarding opportunity to craft upcoming products that will delight and inspire millions of Apples customers every single day. nnApples CAD Hardware team are responsible for automating processes in designing Apples chips which power everything from Apple Watch and Apple TV to iPhone and iPad. We have outstanding career opportunities for engineers interested in applying their software knowledge towards developing Apples ground breaking methodologies. Working among the industrys best were looking for those with talent and ambition to innovate the way we design computer chips to provide the next technological leap and improve customer experiences.

As a PNR-CAD team member you will have an impact a wide range of activities and domains in the PD world The team develops and supports utilities that enable efficient work environment for the physical design teams across the world. nnThe role includes exploring new technologies and methodologies of first of its kind designs complex implementation of designs from small ones to largest possible. The job includes hands-on work u0026 impact on all layers of the design cycle from infrastructure related automation for design efficiency through developing internal pnr flows which will enable efficient designs - floor-planning clocking u0026 optimization custom route utilities power grid creation u0026 eco implementation through developing signoff flows u0026 verification scripts. nnThe job includes constant work with different teams and disciplines that interface with the PNR world that includes Timing power delivery synthesis Physical Verification and more. Along with the different discplines you will work with different teams from vendors pd team members and other CAD team members and discpline owners across the world to enable and improve the productivity of the PD flows.

BSc/MSc in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

5 years experience in ASIC Pu0026R and flow developmentnExperience with all aspects of ASIC physical design including floorplanning power-distribution multi-voltage design placement CTS and TCL/Python scripting skills and LLM/GenAI implementation methods. Candidate should have experience developing complex algorithms managing and regressing Pu0026R should be familiar with design signoff issues.