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SoC Physical Design Engineer, STA/Timing

Apple· Hardware
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San Jose, CA$150.4k - $277.6kFull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

In this visible role, you will be directly responsible for the physical implementation of design partition(s) (from netlist to tapeout) for a highly complex SOC using state of the art process technology.

Responsibilities

  • Work with design teams to understand and debug constraints and facilitate logic changes to improve timing.
  • Work with the Physical Design team, highlighting issues and best practices.
  • Help create timing ECO’s for project tapeout.
  • Create and maintain scripts and methodologies for analysis and runs.
  • Create documentation and help with guidelines/specs.
  • Deep analysis of timing paths to identify key issues.
  • Implement timing infrastructure.

Qualifications

  • Minimum BS and 3+ years of relevant industry experience.
  • Experience with large design STA and Timing Closure.
  • Programming skills with Perl and TCL.
  • Hands-on experience in STA.
  • Familiar with important aspects of timing of large high-performance SoC designs in sub-micron technologies.
  • Proficient in STA and methodologies for timing closure and have a fundamental understanding of noise, crosstalk, and OCV effects, among others.
  • Familiar with circuit modeling, including SPICE models, and worst-case corner selection.
  • Familiar with ECO techniques and implementation.
  • Good communicator who can accurately describe issues and follow them through to completion.

Skills

Required:BS in related fieldSTATiming Closure

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition.
  • Discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation eligibility.
  • Apple shareholder opportunities through discretionary employee stock programs, including restricted stock units and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Last updated Jul 3, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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