Apple
Physical Synthesis CAD Engineer
$185K–$325K
Austin, Texas +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 5, 2026
- Location
- Austin, Texas
Cupertino, California - Experience
- 10 years of relevant industry experience; minimum requirement is BS + 10 years.
- Education
- BS
About the job
Develop and validate physical synthesis methods, tools, and implementation flows to improve Apple Silicon processor performance, power, and area.
What you'll do
- Develop and validate physical synthesis techniques through implementation flows, including PNR, STA, and power analysis.
- Optimize RTL and create custom tools and ML-based methodologies to improve PPA.
- Partner with design teams and EDA vendors to develop and deploy optimized flows and solutions.
What they ask for
- Experience with TCL, Python or Perl scripting languages.
- Experience with industry-standard synthesis tools such as Fusion Compiler or Genus.
- Experience working with CAD tools and flows.
- BS degree and 10 years of relevant industry experience.
Nice to have
- Demonstrated experience in implementation flows and methodologies, including synthesis, PNR, and STA sign-off.
- Hands-on knowledge of synthesis and PNR tools such as Genus and Innovus; RTL optimization, extraction, STA, or PTPX experience is also noted.
Pay
$184,700 and $324,800 (base salary)
Tools
TCL, Python, Perl, Fusion Compiler, Genus, Innovus, PTPX, STA
AI focus
Create ML-based methodologies for challenging high-performance, low-power design problems.
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