Apple
Physical Design Methodology CAD Engineer
$123K–$195K
Austin, Texas +3 · Full-time · Posted Sep 21, 2026
- Location
- Austin, Texas
San Diego, California
San Jose, California
Santa Clara, California - Education
- BS
About the job
Develops physical-design CAD tools, flows, and methodologies to improve SoC implementation, PPA, and design-team productivity, including through ML and GenAI applications.
What you'll do
- Develop and support implementation flows, custom CAD tools, and methodologies for chip projects and new technology nodes.
- Create solutions for physical-design optimization, PPA, and productivity, including ML-based solutions and GenAI applications.
- Collaborate with design and verification teams and EDA vendors to address physical-design challenges and improve tools.
What they ask for
- Knowledge of Tcl, Python or Perl scripting languages.
- Minimum requirement of BS.
Nice to have
- Understanding of VLSI or physical-design basics through coursework or internships.
- Exposure to CAD tools, CAD flows, or PD methodology; understanding of physical-design analysis such as extraction, timing, noise, physical verification, or EMIR.
Pay
$129,300 and $194,700 USD base salary; $122,700 and $184,800 USD base salary
Tools
Tcl, Python, Perl, GenAI, ML
AI focus
Use GenAI tools to develop applications that improve design-team productivity; develop internal methodologies and tools including ML-based solutions.
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