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AMS STA / Timing Engineer (m/f/d)

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Hybrid (Munich, Germany)Full-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Static Timing Engineer focused on timing closure for ASIC SoC, collaborating with RTL designers, CAD, and Physical Design to develop and sign-off timing constraints for full chip, IP, and block levels.

Responsibilities

  • Timing sign-off, STA and sign-off flow development
  • Ownership of full chip, IP, and block level timing constraints from synthesis to sign-off
  • Developing timing constraints for regular and custom timing requirements
  • Collaborating with RTL designers to understand design intent and clock structure
  • Collaborating with CAD to develop timing flows
  • Collaborating with Physical Design to close and sign-off timing
  • Proposing and implementing timing verification plans to enable timing closure and address pessimism/fallouts in timing analysis

Qualifications

  • Bachelor or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or relevant years of experience
  • Relevant years of experience in writing ASIC timing constraints and timing closure
  • Validated experience in STA tools (PrimeTime) and flow, knowledge of timing corners/modes, process variations & signal integrity issues
  • Hands-on experience in timing/SDC constraints generation and management
  • Proficiency in scripting languages (Tcl and Perl)
  • Knowledge of synthesis, DFT and backend methodologies and tools
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate with diverse teams
  • Ability to work well in an international team, take responsibility, perform under strict deadlines, balance priorities
  • Proficiency in English

Skills

Required:ASIC timing constraintsPrimetimeScripting (Tcl, Perl)
Nice to have:Synthesis, DFT backend

Benefits

  • Apple Equal Opportunity Employer with inclusion and diversity commitments
  • Reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities during application/interview process
  • Accessibility and workplace inclusion initiatives
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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