Apple
GenAI Physical Synthesis Engineer
$150K–$278K
Austin, Texas +1 · Full-time · Posted Apr 17, 2026
- Location
- Austin, Texas
Santa Clara, California - Experience
- Minimum BS + 3 years of relevant industry experience.
- Education
- BS
About the job
Develop GenAI-powered agents and CAD tools that automate and optimize physical synthesis and related chip implementation workflows.
What you'll do
- Build agentic applications for physical synthesis optimization and automation, including MCP-based agents.
- Develop AI solutions for Physical Synthesis, LEC, and DFT workflows, including automated analysis, optimization, and debugging.
- Integrate AI agents with EDA tools such as Fusion Compiler and Genus, and deploy them across design teams.
What they ask for
- Experience with GenAI frameworks, large language models, and AI agent development.
- Experience with industry-standard synthesis tools such as Fusion Compiler or Genus.
- Scripting skills in TCL, Python, or Perl for EDA automation.
- BS plus 3 years of relevant industry experience.
Nice to have
- Understanding of physical synthesis concepts and CAD flows.
- Experience with Python AI/ML libraries, MCP or similar agentic frameworks, and AI applications in technical domains.
Pay
$150,400 and $277,600 (base salary)
Tools
Model Context Protocol (MCP), Fusion Compiler, Genus, TCL, Python, Perl, PyTorch, TensorFlow
AI focus
Build GenAI and agentic systems to optimize physical synthesis and automate analysis, debugging, and related implementation workflows.
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