CPU Physical Design and Integration Engineer

Full-time - Mid Level

Santa Clara, CA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

As a CPU Physical Design and Integration Engineer at Apple, you will be participating in the physical design, integration, and verification of high performance, low power processor development. This role is highly visible and places you at the center of a processor design effort, collaborating across domains with a critical impact on delivering functional products to millions of customers quickly.

Responsibilities

• Full chip floorplan, area optimizations, block partitioning and pin placements
• Own chip level place and route (PnR), final CPU layout database construction, and verification (PDV)
• Evaluate route ability, power grid and technology bring up
• Drive custom layout integration and IPs for CPU
• Work with the Implementation/CAD teams during the entire chip design cycle to drive signoff closure for tapeout
• Work with the SOC team to meet IP technical and delivery requirements
• Participate in establishing CAD and physical design methodologies
• Participate in flow development for chip integration and analysis
• Scripting to automate tasks and improve debug efficiency

Requirements

• Minimum BS and 3+ years of relevant industry experience
• Experience with place and route and physical verification
• Experience with a scripting language such as Perl or Tcl

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of industry standard place and route tools and practices in physical design, including floor planning
• Experience in physical construction, integration, PDV, DRC/LVS verification
• Experience in partitioning, budgeting, pin planning
• Working knowledge of Python
• Solid understanding of CMOS circuit design
• Working knowledge of clock design and physical implementation of custom clocks
• Layout design background is a plus
• Working knowledge of extraction, STA, EMIR methodology, and tools
• Ability to work well in a team, being an excellent problem solver, and self-motivated

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• Range of discounted products and free services
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition
• Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
• Relocation assistance
• Opportunity to participate in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs
• Eligibility for discretionary restricted stock unit awards
• Ability to purchase Apple stock at a discount through Employee Stock Purchase Plan