Apple
SoC Physical Design Methodology Engineer
Austin, Texas · Full-time · Posted Apr 9, 2026
- Experience
- 3 years of experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
About the job
Develop and implement SoC physical design methodologies to improve interconnect power, performance, area, robustness, and production design flows, validating models against silicon measurements.
What you'll do
- Create methodologies to improve on-chip interconnect PPA and mitigate silicon PPA degradation.
- Run signoff flows, compare results with silicon measurements, and develop strategies to verify theories in silicon.
- Collaborate with CAD, design, and standard cell teams to improve production flows and identify cells that improve PPA, yield, or engineering productivity.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- 3 years of experience.
Nice to have
- SoC physical design experience and experience with advanced technology nodes.
- Knowledge of interconnects, parasitic extraction, performance analysis, power delivery, inductance, circuit design, Spice simulations, static timing analysis, and scripting languages such as Python and Tcl.
Tools
Spice, Python, Tcl
AI focus
Apply advances in data science and machine learning when needed to develop methodologies.
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