Apple
Physical Design Methodology CAD Engineer
$175K–$325K
Austin, Texas +4 · Full-time · Posted Apr 13, 2026
- Location
- Austin, Texas
Beaverton, Oregon
San Diego, California
San Jose, California
Santa Clara, California - Experience
- Minimum requirement of BS + 10 years of relevant industry experience.
- Education
- BS
About the job
Develops and supports physical-design CAD flows, tools, and methodologies for Apple SoCs, with a focus on enabling new technology nodes and improving PPA and design-team productivity.
What you'll do
- Develop and maintain implementation flows and custom CAD tools for multiple projects, including signoff.
- Create tools and methodologies for PPA and productivity, including ML- and GenAI-based solutions.
- Collaborate with design teams and EDA vendors to address physical-design challenges and improve tools.
What they ask for
- Proficiency with Tcl, Python or Perl scripting languages.
- Experience in CAD flow or PD methodology development.
Nice to have
- Hands-on knowledge of industry-standard PNR tools and physical-design analysis, including extraction, timing, noise, physical verification, or EMIR.
- Hands-on experience with high-performance, low-power implementation flows; ability to drive initiatives with little to no oversight.
Pay
USD $184,700 to $324,800 base salary; USD $175,000 to $308,500 base salary
Tools
Tcl, Python, Perl, GenAI, ML, PNR
AI focus
Use GenAI tools to develop applications that improve design-team productivity; develop internal methodologies using CAD algorithms and ML.
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