Front-End CAD Methodology Engineer

Apple • Cupertino, CA

13h

About The Position

As a Front-End Methodology CAD Engineer, you will play a major role in promoting a reliable work environment for developing, maintaining, and improving automation software that design teams use for creating, modifying and analyzing RTL. Furthermore, you may support and develop RTL analysis applications like Reset Domain Crossing (RDC), Clock Domain Crossing (CDC), and Lint applications for our SoCs across multiple design sites. In addition, you will have the opportunity to develop Generative AI solutions that the design team can use to improve experience working with these applications. The Front-End CAD Methodology Engineer plays a key role in promoting and driving robust, scalable methodology solutions across RTL Design and DV teams within Apple’s HWTech organization. You will help ensure the right flows are being used at the right time for project milestones and proper sign-offs are followed through. You will help curate internal training materials and coordinating vendor trainings so that our Designer/DV engineers are well equipped to do their best job at Apple. In short, this position focuses in fostering our North Star and making sure that our vision statement extends across the different design groups: To create, monitor, and maintain high quality flows that enable Apple Silicon to produce chips that enable Apple's best products. You will be working with an energized and highly motivated CAD team that comprehensively supports Apple’s chip design efforts.

Requirements

• Minimum of BS degree
• 3+ years of relevant experience
• Expertise in programming in Python, Perl
• Knowledge in Verilog and SystemVerilog

Nice To Haves

• Experience with EDA tools in Clock Domain Crossing, Reset Domain Crossing or Lint
• Knowledge of TCL
• Experience in contributing to large-scale software system development from specification to deployment
• Vendor tool problems and vendor management
• Prior customer support experience
• Good communication, and strong debug and root causing skills
• MSEE/CE/CS preferred

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and improve automation software for RTL creation, modification, and analysis.
• Support and develop RTL analysis applications such as Reset Domain Crossing (RDC), Clock Domain Crossing (CDC), and Lint applications.
• Develop Generative AI solutions to enhance the design team's experience with RTL analysis applications.
• Promote and drive robust, scalable methodology solutions across RTL Design and DV teams.
• Ensure correct flows are used for project milestones and proper sign-offs are followed.
• Curate internal training materials and coordinate vendor trainings for Designer/DV engineers.
• Create, monitor, and maintain high-quality flows for Apple Silicon chip production.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior