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AI Methodology Design/CAD Engineer

Apple· Hardware
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Hybrid (Austin, Texas), Hybrid (Cupertino, California)full-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Design and implement AI methodologies to assist in chip design and CAD flows for next-generation SoCs. Collaborate with design and CAD teams across multiple projects to apply AI to VLSI design, RTL/front-end, physical design, timing, extraction, and signoff, building and evaluating AI solutions to improve chip delivery efficiency.

Responsibilities

  • Partnering with design teams and CAD flow owners across multiple projects to understand complex design challenges and where AI can help
  • Contributing to evaluation data and quality metrics, and running evaluations across models to find where an agent fails
  • Tuning AI agents, including their prompts, tools, agent skills and choice of model
  • Developing CAD tools and flows that let AI agents work with design data and EDA tools
  • Evaluating AI tools from EDA vendors alongside in-house solutions
  • Enabling the organization to leverage AI capabilities and drive efficiency in chip delivery

Qualifications

  • Minimum requirement of BS and 3+ years of relevant industry experience
  • Experience using AI tools, such as AI coding assistants, in engineering work
  • Experience in VLSI design, CAD tools or CAD flows
  • Experience in Python programming
  • Experience building LLM applications or tool-using AI agents, including Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers
  • Experience evaluating or tuning AI systems, such as agent performance or output quality
  • Experience applying machine learning to design data, such as predicting timing or power
  • Understanding of the chip design flow, from spec to tapeout
  • Hands-on knowledge of industry-standard EDA tools for simulation, synthesis, place and route, extraction, timing or physical verification
  • Experience developing CAD tools, CAD flows or design methodology
  • Experience writing testbenches, regression tests or signoff checks

Skills

Required:BS in relevant fieldAI tools in engineeringVLSI design / CAD toolsPython programmingEDA tools familiarity
Nice to have:LLM applications / tool-using AI agentsAI system evaluation / tuningML for design dataCAD tool developmentTestbenches / regression tests

Benefits

  • Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity.
  • Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.
  • Accessibility and accommodation information provided in career resources.
Last updated Oct 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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