Apple

CAD Engineer - PDV

Apple$90K — $130K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS degree in a related field
  • Understanding of Silicon chip design flows
  • Familiarity with DRC/LVS from coursework or experience
  • Scripting skills in Python, Perl, or Tcl
  • Background in automation and development
  • Knowledge of ML/LLM is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain physical design verification (PDV) flows
  • Coordinate the validation and improvement of custom checks
  • Facilitate chip design with design and physical design teams
  • Code custom PDV rule decks including Electrical and Programmable ERCs
  • Collaborate with tool vendors and foundries for PDK enhancements

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Engagement with cutting-edge technology
  • Potential to influence future verification solutions
  • Support for automation and machine learning initiatives
Full Job Description
As a member of our CAD team, you will architect, develop, maintain and improve physical design verification (PDV) flows. The role requires you to work on flow and runset development for various technology nodes and tool sets. Working alongside the CAD team, you will be collaborating with the custom digital/analog/mixed-signal design, physical design (PD) and chip integration teams. With good understanding of design rule checks (DRC) and layout versus schematic (LVS) runsets, you will develop rule decks from scratch and/or modify existing ones. You will also have opportunities to develop ML/LLM based automations and solutions.

-Develop, improve and maintain various aspects of physical verification flow and methodology -Coordinate the effort of validating flows, improving for custom checks and data generation -Work with the design and PD teams to facilitate the chip design process -Code custom PDV rule decks such as Electrical rule checks (ERC) and Programmable ERCs -Collaborate with tool vendors and foundries for PDK performance enhancements

Minimum requirement of BS with 0 years of experience.

Knowledge in Silicon chip design flows DRC/LVS knowledge from previous work experience or coursework Scripting experience in programming languages such as Python, Perl or Tcl Experience with automation and development Knowledge of ML/LLM is a plus

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

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Learn more about Apple
Size
154,000 employees
Market Cap
$2,074.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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