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CPU CDC/RDC/STA Engineer

Apple· Hardware
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Beaverton, OR, Santa Clara, CAFull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Engineer focused on developing and maintaining CDC/RDC sign-offs, STA checks, and related methodologies for Apple CPUs across multiple design sites, collaborating with RTL, DV, CAD, Verification, and EDA teams to ensure structurally safe CDC/RDC and timing constraints.

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
  • Highlighting to the RTL team any CDC/RDC issues and recommending solutions to them and educating them on CDC/RDC issues and the importance of structurally safe solutions to each issue
  • Responsible for developing, enhancing, and maintaining key STA checks and associated sign-offs for our CPUs including things needed to complement CDC/RDC
  • 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 and 10+ years of relevant industry experience
  • Experience with Clock-Domain Crossing (CDC) and Reset Domain Crossing (RDC)
  • Experience with at least one of the following: Synopsys or Real Intent tool
  • Scripting experience in TCL or Perl
  • Experience in Verilog
  • Experience in SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA) and Design Verification (DV) Simulations
  • Experience in multi-clock-domain RTL design
  • Knowledge in Spyglass, VC-Static, PrimeTime, or Meridian is a plus

Skills

Required:Clock-Domain Crossing (CDC)Reset Domain Crossing (RDC)SystemVerilogSystemVerilog Assertions (SVA)VerilogTCL or Perl scriptingEDA tools (Synopsys or Real Intent)Multi-clock-domain RTL design
Nice to have:Debugging vendor tool problems
Last updated Aug 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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