Gate-level IR/EM CAD/NLP Engineer
Apple· Hardware
Hybrid (Austin, TX), Hybrid (Sunnyvale, CA)Full-timePosted 2w ago
About the role
Specialist role focusing on developing an analytic platform for IR/EM signoff analysis, applying ML/LLM techniques to enhance EDA workflows, reports, and automation across silicon design disciplines.
Responsibilities
- Develop innovative ML and large language model applications to understand, explain, and interact with EDA software.
- Design and implement the interaction of ML/LLM applications with extensive compute infrastructure.
- Generate customized reports and dashboards to identify IR/EM issues and recommend solutions to improve power grid integrity.
- Identify opportunities to automate and streamline various IR/EM analysis and signoff flows.
- Support and collaborate with design groups on their IR/EM requirements for various analysis flows.
- Work with EDA vendors to enhance and develop solutions to improve efficiency and capacity.
Qualifications
- Minimum requirement of BS + 10 years of relevant industry experience
- Experience in developing object-oriented programs, utilizing data structures, and writing algorithms
- Experience in writing machine learning algorithms, implementing NLP, or using large language models in industry applications
- Experience in EDA Tool, CAD flow or TFM (Tool Flow Methodology)
- Proficiency with UNIX shell environment, Python, and code revision control
- Knowledge in some of the PNR implementation and/or EMIR analysis flow
- Experience in electrical engineering machine learning applications
- Experience with large language models, including fine-tuning, retrieval augmented generation, and prompt engineering
- Ability to coordinate and drive initiatives with little to no oversight
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Experience in EMIR analysis and related flows – extraction, timing, noise, simulation, physical design and/or verification
- Experience leading industry electrical engineering-focused software development projects
Skills
Required:Object-oriented programmingMachine learning / NLP / LLMEDA tools / CAD flowUNIX shell / Python / revision controlEMIR analysis / PNR / timing / noise / extractionCommunication / collaboration
Benefits
- Note: Benefits not listed in the provided description.
Last updated Oct 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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