Apple
Physical Design Lead – Custom Silicon Management
$167K–$312K
Austin, Texas +2 · Full-time · Posted Apr 24, 2026
- Location
- Austin, Texas
Cupertino, California
San Diego, California - Experience
- 10+ years of relevant industry experience preferred; no minimum years stated.
- Education
- BS degree.
About the job
Leads and reviews vendor physical-design work for Apple custom silicon, ensuring chip quality, design goals, and tapeout readiness.
What you'll do
- Audit vendor physical-design flows, recommend methodology improvements, and enforce consistent standards.
- Coordinate with internal teams, vendors, and specialists; conduct technical design reviews and track schedule and quality.
- Review and approve final physical-design, STA, SI, and electrical-analysis reports; support post-tapeout ECOs and debugging.
What they ask for
- BS degree.
- Physical Design experience.
- Knowledge of digital design concepts.
Nice to have
- 10+ years of relevant industry experience; experience leading physical-design teams and a track record of complex chip tapeouts.
- Hands-on expertise in P&R, timing closure, power and signal integrity, physical verification, and related CAD tools.
Pay
USD $166,600 to $296,000 (base salary); USD $175,500 to $311,700 (base salary)
Tools
Cadence, Synopsys, Mentor, Atoptech, RTL, STA, LVS, DRC
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