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CAD Engineer - Timing for Gate-Level Flows & Methodologies

Apple· Hardware
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Hybrid (Austin, Texas), Hybrid (San Jose, California)Full-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

In the Silicon Technologies group, the role focuses on static timing analysis (STA) for Apple Silicon, developing gate-level timing flows and methodologies to improve timing performance, enable accurate timing closure, and support first-time-right silicon across advanced node designs.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, maintain, and enhance existing gate-level STA flows for Apple silicon designs
  • Work with design teams to understand and debug issues related to constraints, flow scripts, and timing closure
  • Facilitate and drive STA methodology changes to improve overall flows, efficiency, productivity, and silicon timing correlation
  • Develop and maintain scripts and methods for timing analysis and power reduction
  • Develop and support methodologies, tools, and flows used in the verification of timing constraints, drive best practices across design teams
  • Analyze timing paths to identify key issues, including post-silicon timing debug
  • Work closely with EDA vendors to develop and incorporate new capabilities to solve technical problems

Qualifications

  • Minimum requirement of BS and 3 years of relevant industry experience
  • Experience with static timing analysis tools and flows
  • Understanding of programming fundamentals and concepts. Familiarity with Python and Tcl or other high level programming languages
  • Familiar with STA of large high-performance SoC designs in deep sub-micron technologies
  • Understanding of fundamentals in noise, cross-talk, variation and timing margins
  • Knowledge of timing/SDC constraints, hands on experience in creation/validation a plus
  • Good communicator who can accurately assess and describe issues to management as well as follow solutions through to completion

Skills

Required:Static timing analysisProgramming (Python, Tcl)STA for large SoC designs
Last updated Jul 3, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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