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Apple

SoC FE Implementation Engineer

$185K–$325K

Cupertino, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 8, 2025

Experience
10 years of industry experience; BS degree + 10 years required.
Education
BS degree

About the job

Implements and improves front-end SoC/ASIC design flows, including integration, synthesis, low-power design, verification, and timing work.

What you'll do

  • Drive front-end integration activities, including integration, synthesis, UPF, logical equivalence, and ECO.
  • Improve synthesis quality of results and low-power methodologies; write UPFs and verify chip-level power intent.
  • Integrate RTL, develop timing constraints, and synthesize designs in collaboration with related engineering teams.

What they ask for

  • BS degree.
  • Expertise in digital design integration, synthesis, UPF, timing analysis, and closure.
  • Hands-on experience with chip development and front-end tools and methodologies.

Nice to have

  • Scripting experience with Perl, Tcl, or Python; RTL logic design or implementation on multi-million-gate ASICs.
  • Familiarity with modern AI tools and platforms.

Pay

$184,700 to $324,800 USD base salary

Tools

UPF, Perl, Tcl, Python

AI focus

Familiarity with modern AI tools and platforms and ability to adapt to emerging AI technologies.

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