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Virtuoso Custom CAD Engineer

Apple· Hardware
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Hybrid (Sunnyvale, CA), Hybrid (Austin, TX), Hybrid (Beaverton, OR), Hybrid (San Diego, CA)$184.7k - $324.8kFull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

CAD Engineer of Custom Infrastructure Support in Apple’s Silicon Technologies group, providing support for digital, analog and mixed-signal designs using Cadence, with focus on Cadence Virtuoso, layout/schematic tools, and tool flows to enable high-performance display and image sensor products.

Responsibilities

  • Drive support for Cadence custom flows, tool development, installation and maintenance
  • Work with the design team to develop utilities and scripts
  • Support Virtuoso Layout and schematic software and release flows based on revision control system
  • Drive design methodology to increase productivity
  • Work with CAD team to provide general CAD services support, utilities, scripts while also working closely with the Design and Layout teams
  • Support tool configuration and application
  • Involvement in test development, automation and regression flow support
  • Create and maintain relevant documentation

Qualifications

  • Minimum requirement of BS + 10 years of relevant industry experience
  • Experience in Python programming/scripting
  • Experience in analog and digital new product development IC CAD support using EDA tools
  • Expert in Cadence Composer Virtuoso, Layout tools, VXL, PCELLs, and CDFs
  • Experience supporting data management tools
  • Deep knowledge of programming languages such as Python, DFII, SKILL, Perl, Tcl
  • Proficient with Unix / Linux OS, utilities, and scripting
  • Strong communication skills both oral and written

Skills

Required:Python programmingCadence VirtuosoUnix / LinuxScripting languages

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • discounted products and free services
  • reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
  • discretionary bonuses or commission payments and relocation eligibility
  • Apple stock programs via Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
  • access to Apple shareholder programs
Last updated Oct 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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