Apple
AI Methodology Design/CAD Engineer
$185K–$325K
Austin, Texas +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 30, 2026
- Location
- Austin, Texas
Cupertino, California - Experience
- 3+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Education
- BS.
About the job
Applies AI methods to chip design by building and evaluating AI solutions, CAD tools, and flows in collaboration with design teams and CAD owners.
What you'll do
- Identify chip-design challenges where AI can help; evaluate models and agent quality, and tune AI agents.
- Develop CAD tools and flows that connect AI agents with design data and EDA tools; compare vendor tools with in-house solutions.
- Help the organization use AI to improve efficiency in chip delivery.
What they ask for
- Experience using AI tools in engineering work.
- Experience in VLSI design, CAD tools, or CAD flows.
- Experience with Python programming.
Nice to have
- Experience building LLM applications or tool-using AI agents, including MCP servers, or evaluating/tuning AI systems.
- Experience applying machine learning to design data; understanding of chip design flow, EDA tools, CAD methodology, or design verification.
Pay
$184,700 and $324,800 (base salary)
Tools
Python, Model Context Protocol (MCP)
AI focus
Build, evaluate, and tune AI solutions and agents for chip design, including assessing output quality and integrating agents with design data and EDA tools.
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