Apple

CPU Physical Design and Integration Engineer

Apple$120K — $160K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; advanced degrees are a plus
  • 3+ years of experience in CPU physical design and integration
  • Proficient in place and route (PnR) and physical verification
  • Experience with scripting languages, specifically Perl, Tcl, and Python
  • Familiarity with industry-standard tools for layout and verification
  • Strong knowledge of CMOS circuit design and custom clock implementation
  • Ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment

Responsibilities

  • Lead the chip-level place and route (PnR) process and construct final CPU layouts
  • Optimize full chip floor plans, block partitioning, and pin placements
  • Evaluate and ensure power grid and routing capability for chips
  • Drive integration of custom layouts and intellectual property (IPs) for CPUs
  • Collaborate with Implementation/CAD teams to ensure design signoff for tapeout
  • Align with the SOC team to satisfy IP technical specifications and delivery timelines
  • Contribute to the development of CAD methodologies and chip integration flows
  • Automate design tasks and enhance debug efficiency through scripting

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance options
  • Retirement savings plan with employer contributions
  • Flexible work schedules and remote working opportunities
  • Professional development and continuous learning programs
  • Support for work-life balance initiatives
Full Job Description
In this highly visible role, you will be at the center of a processor design effort collaborating across domains, with a critical impact on getting functional products to millions of customers quickly.

As a CPU Physical Design and Integration Engineer, you will be participating in the physical design, integration, and verification of high performance, low power processor development. • 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

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

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

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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