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Custom Timing and Verification CAD Engineer

Apple· Hardware
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Hybrid (Sunnyvale, California), Hybrid (Austin, Texas)$184.7k - $324.8kfull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Entry-level engineer to support and develop flows for transistor-level timing verification and formal verification in Apple’s Custom Timing CAD team. Works on NanoTime and ESP sign-off flows, collaborates with analog/digital designers, and contributes to methodology, automation, and tool improvements.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, maintain, and improve CAD flows and automation scripts for NanoTime and ESP
  • Support design teams in setting up timing and verification runs, interpreting results, and resolving tool and methodology issues
  • Drive timing and formal verification closure in collaboration with circuit designers
  • Contribute to methodology documentation and guidelines adopted across programs and design organizations
  • Engage with EDA vendors to report issues, evaluate new features, and drive tool improvements
  • Build automation to improve flow efficiency, reduce runtime, and scale support across concurrent programs

Qualifications

  • Minimum of BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field + 10 years relevant industry experience
  • Strong programming or scripting experience in Perl, Python, TCL, or similar language
  • Solid understanding of digital or custom IC design at transistor level and static timing analysis

Skills

Required:Timing verificationFormal verificationProgramming/scriptingDigital/IC design
Nice to have:SPICE/netlistsCross-functional collaborationDocumentationAI/ML in CAD

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 as well as relocation may be eligible
  • Apple shareholder opportunities via stock programs
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Last updated Aug 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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