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CPU Full Chip Physical Integration Engineer

Apple· Hardware
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Austin, Texasfull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Full Chip Integration Engineer role focused on physical design, integration, and verification of high performance, low power processor development. Responsible for floorplanning, place-and-route, power grid and EM/IR analyses, CAD/flow development, and achieving tapeout signoff in collaboration with implementation, SOC, and CAD teams.

Responsibilities

  • Full chip floorplan, area optimizations, block partitioning and pin placements
  • Own chip level place and route (PnR), final CPU layout database construction and verification (PDV)
  • Develop and validate Power Grid, including routability analysis
  • Drive custom layout integration, block and full-chip level EM/IR, electrical verification/analysis as well as formal verification
  • Work with the implementation/CAD teams during the entire chip design cycle to drive signoff closure for tapeout
  • Work with the SOC team to meet IP technical and delivery requirements
  • Participate in establishing CAD and physical design methodologies and flow development for chip integration and analysis
  • Scripting to automate tasks and improve debug efficiency

Qualifications

  • Minimum BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience
  • Experience with scripting in Perl or TCL
  • Knowledge of industrial standards and practices in Physical Design, including Floorplanning, Partitioning, Budgeting, Place and Route and Physical Verification
  • Experience in developing and implementing Power Grid and Clock specifications
  • Solid knowledge of Low Power Design, Physical Construction, Integration, EMIR (Drop/Noise), SIGEM Analysis, Formal Verification, Physical PDV, DRC/LVS Verification, and DFM
  • Solid understanding of verification tools such as Conformal LP, LEC, RedHawk, Calibre
  • Solid understanding of CMOS circuit design. Layout design background is a plus
  • Working knowledge of Extraction and STA methodology and tools
  • Working knowledge of Computer Architecture
  • Ability to work well in a team, being an excellent problem solver, and self motivated

Skills

Required:Chip physical designPower grid and clock designEM/IR analysisFormal verificationCAD/flow developmentScripting (Perl or TCL)

Benefits

  • Equal opportunity employer with commitment to inclusion and diversity
  • Accessibility and reasonable accommodations information provided in the postings
  • Ongoing posting with opportunities to apply
Last updated Jul 3, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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