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CPU CDC/STA Engineer

Apple· Hardware
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Santa Clara, CA$129.3k - $194.7kFull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Engineer responsible for developing and maintaining CDC/RDC/STA methodologies and sign-offs for Apple CPU designs, collaborating with RTL, DV, CAD, and EDA teams, and driving improvements in constraints, checks, and tool flows.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for developing, improving, and maintaining the CDC and RDC sign-offs for CPU designs
  • Working with RTL and DV teams to recommend System Verilog assertions needed to support CDC/RDC/STA constraints and assumptions
  • Responsible for developing, enhancing, and maintaining key STA checks and associated sign-offs for our CPUs
  • Responsible for debugging vendor tool problems and collaborate with designers to help solve their problems
  • Working closely with EDA vendor representatives to drive improvements and new methodologies
  • Working closely with RTL, Verification, CAD, and Physical Design teams

Qualifications

  • Minimum BS
  • Scripting experience with TCL or Perl
  • Experience in one or more of the following: Static Timing Analysis (STA), Clock-Domain Crossing (CDC), or Reset Domain Crossing (RDC) solutions
  • Experience in SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA) and Design Verification (DV) Simulations
  • Knowledge in Spyglass, VC-Static, PrimeTime, or Meridian is a plus
  • Experience in Verilog

Skills

Required:BS in a related fieldScripting (TCL or Perl)Static Timing Analysis (STA)Clock-Domain Crossing (CDC)Reset Domain Crossing (RDC)SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA)Verilog

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • discounted products and free services
  • reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
  • discretionary bonuses or commission payments (may be eligible)
  • relocation assistance (may be eligible)
  • Apple shareholder opportunities through discretionary employee stock programs
  • employee stock purchase plan
Last updated Aug 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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