Job description

APPLE INC has the following available in Cupertino, California and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. Participate and engage with cross functional teams to tackle key physical design challenges. Develop innovative solutions in physical design and optimization space. Develop and support implementation flows for multiple projects and design teams. Develop and maintain custom CAD tools for implementation and signoff. Create flows to enable successful deployment of new technology nodes. Develop tools and methodologies for best-in-class PPA and productivity including ML based solutions. Collaborate with other teams such as physical design verification, RC extraction, IR and static timing analysis (STA). Work directly with EDA tool vendors to resolve tool issues and identify areas for tool improvements. 40 hours/week. At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $207,673 - $225,300/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. PAY & BENEFITS: Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits: apple.com. Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program. Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering or related field and 2 years experience in the job offered or related occupation. 2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: Utilizing experience in Physical Design tools for creating final design, bringing up the design from scratch and answering questions on tool options and settings. Utilizing experience in Software coding by answering coding and algorithm related questions with pseudo code like TCL and Python. Utilizing experience in VLSI design and Logic designs to understand fundamental design optimization and requirements. Utilizing EDA tools to improve Power, Performance and Area with experience in IR, Clocking, Physical Design Verification, or Machine Learning w/ EDA tools. Owning execution of blocks or methodology development with experience in design execution, methodology development or provision of EDA support for tools. Physical Design CAD engineer interaction with Static Timing Analysis (STA) and Layout Verification teams. Exposure to process nodes, including newer process nodes N7 and lower, to understand details and challenges associated with the process nodes. N/A

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Must-haves

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.
Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering or related field and 2 years experience in the job offered or related occupation.
2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required:
Utilizing experience in Physical Design tools for creating final design, bringing up the design from scratch and answering questions on tool options and settings.
Utilizing experience in Software coding by answering coding and algorithm related questions with pseudo code like TCL and Python.
Utilizing experience in VLSI design and Logic designs to understand fundamental design optimization and requirements.
Utilizing EDA tools to improve Power, Performance and Area with experience in IR, Clocking, Physical Design Verification, or Machine Learning w/ EDA tools.
Owning execution of blocks or methodology development with experience in design execution, methodology development or provision of EDA support for tools.
Physical Design CAD engineer interaction with Static Timing Analysis (STA) and Layout Verification teams.
Exposure to process nodes, including newer process nodes N7 and lower, to understand details and challenges associated with the process nodes.

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mlpythonmachine learning

Platform: apple
Effort: medium

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