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CPU Clock Implementation Engineer

Apple· Hardware
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Santa Clara, CA$184.7k - $324.8kFull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

CPU Clock Implementation Engineer within Apple’s Silicon Engineering Group (SEG), focusing on planning, design, implementation, and analysis of clock for large processor/SoC designs.

Responsibilities

  • Work on clock planning, building simulation models, and physical implementation
  • Work on clock analysis
  • Engage on physical design of blocks
  • Scripting to automate tasks and improve efficiency

Qualifications

  • Minimum BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience
  • Programming and scripting experience in Perl and TCL
  • The ideal candidate will have physical design, analysis, and verification experience working on a large processor and/or SoC designs
  • Knowledge of industry standards and practices in physical design, analysis, and physical verification
  • Experience in developing and implementing clock specifications
  • Solid knowledge of low power design, physical construction, Spice, formal verification, physical verification, and DFM
  • Understanding of std cell architecture, design, and characterization flows
  • Understand reliability aspects of clock cell design
  • Experience understanding usage patterns and impact of std cells on high speed CPU design is a plus
  • Proven understanding of CMOS circuit design
  • Layout design background is a plus
  • Knowledge of extraction and STA methodology and tools
  • Knowledge of computer architecture
  • Strong communication skills
  • Ability to work well in a team, problem solver, and self-motivated

Skills

Required:PerlTCL

Benefits

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

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