Apple
SoC Physical Design Methodology Engineer
$185K–$325K
Austin, Texas +1 · Full-time · Posted Apr 8, 2026
- Location
- Austin, Texas
San Jose, California - Experience
- 10+ years of relevant industry experience; preferred: at least 5 years of physical design experience on SoC designs.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
About the job
Develop and validate physical design methodologies for SoC on-chip interconnects to improve power, performance, area, and design-flow reliability.
What you'll do
- Create and implement methodologies that improve interconnect robustness and PPA, including construction approaches to mitigate silicon degradation.
- Run signoff flows, analyze electrical and silicon measurements, and develop strategies to verify theories in silicon.
- Work with CAD, design, and standard cell teams to improve production flows and identify cells that enhance PPA, yield, or engineering productivity.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- 10+ years of relevant industry experience.
Nice to have
- At least 5 years of SoC physical design experience; experience with advanced technology nodes.
- Knowledge of interconnects, parasitic extraction, performance analysis, power delivery, Spice simulations, static timing analysis, Python, or Tcl; large-scale flow development is a plus.
Pay
$184,700 and $324,800 USD base salary
Tools
Spice, Python, Tcl
AI focus
Apply data science and machine learning advances when needed to craft physical design methodologies.
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