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SoC Physical Design Engineer, STA/Timing

Apple· Hardware
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San Jose, CA, Austin, TX$129.3k - $194.7kFull-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 Bachelor's degree with 0+ years industry experience
  • Experience with STA.
  • Experience with noise, crosstalk, and/or OCV effects.
  • Familiar with important aspects of timing of large high-performance SoC designs in sub-micron technologies.
  • Experience with STA and methodologies for timing closure.
  • Familiar with circuit modeling, including SPICE models, and/pr worst-case corner selection.
  • Good programming skills with Perl and TCL.
  • Experience with large design STA and Timing Closure.
  • Familiar with ECO techniques and implementation.
  • Good communicator who can accurately describe issues and follow them through to completion.

Skills

Required:Bachelor's degreeSTANoise/crosstalk/OCVTiming closureCircuit modeling/SPICEWorst-case cornerPerlTCLECO techniques

Benefits

  • Base pay range between $129,300 and $194,700 (USD per year).
  • Apple employee stock programs (RSU, Employee Stock Purchase Plan).
  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, discounts on products and free services, educational expense reimbursement.
  • Potential discretionary bonuses or commission payments and relocation eligibility.
Last updated Jul 31, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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