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Timing Design Engineer

Apple· Hardware
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Cupertino, CA$129.3k - $225.3kfull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

ASIC STA Engineer responsible for timing sign-off, STA and sign-off flow development, ownership of IP and block level timing constraints across synthesis to sign-off, collaborating with RTL, CAD, and Physical Design to achieve timing closure and sign-off quality constraints.

Responsibilities

  • Timing sign-off, STA and sign-off flow development, ownership of IP and block level timing constraints for regular and custom timing requirements from synthesis to sign-off to achieve sign-off quality timing constraints
  • Collaborate with RTL designers to understand design intent and clock structure, with CAD to understand and develop flow, and with Physical Design team to close and sign-off timing
  • Propose ideas to verify timing constraints and innovate timing constraints and flow to facilitate timing closure and mitigate pessimism or fallouts in timing analysis

Qualifications

  • Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering
  • Proven knowledge of the ASIC design timing closure flow and methodology
  • 2+ years of experience in writing ASIC timing constraints and timing closure
  • Expertise in STA tools (Primetime) and flow, knowledge of timing corners/modes, process variations and signal integrity related issues
  • Hands on experience in timing/SDC constraints generation and management
  • Proficient in scripting languages (Tcl and Perl)
  • Familiarity with synthesis, DFT and backend related methodology and tools
  • Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with diverse groups at Apple
  • Self-starter and highly motivated to be successful at Apple

Skills

Required:Timing closureSTA tools (Primetime)Timing constraintsScriptingCollaboration

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 (may be eligible)
  • Apple shareholder opportunity through discretionary employee stock programs and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Last updated Jul 3, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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