SoC Physical Design Engineer - Power Delivery

Apple • Austin, TX

6d • Onsite

About The Position

In this highly visible role, you will work with a team environment responsible completing partition place and route from netlist to tapeout including automation tasks for Apple SOC! You will work multi-functionally with CAD/Physical Verification/Electrical analysis and PnrR Teams to ensure strong and drc clean power grid. Develop features and methodology solutions to be used by wide range of SOC partitions. Collaborate with technology teams for node evaluations, global PD engineers, and physical verification and electrical analysis teams. Resolve design and flow issues related to physical design, identify potential solutions, and drive execution.

Requirements

• Minimum BS and 3+ years of relevant industry experience
• Experience with block level Physical Design Implementation (Netlist to GDS)
• Scripting skills, ability to write maintainable and reusable scripts/programs of medium complexity in suitable languages (TCL/Python)
• Understanding of industry standard tools for PNR, Voltage Drop Analysis, STA & Layout Verification
• Familiar with automation for Physical Design, block level execution
• Experience of cross-functional collaboration with CAD/Physical Verification/Electrical analysis and PNR Teams to ensure electrically robust power grid

Nice To Haves

• Experience with automation for Physical Design, for block execution and experience in automation using tcl and/or python
• Experience with latest technology nodes tapeout is a plus

Responsibilities

• Completing partition place and route from netlist to tapeout including automation tasks for Apple SOC
• Work multi-functionally with CAD/Physical Verification/Electrical analysis and PnrR Teams to ensure strong and drc clean power grid
• Develop features and methodology solutions to be used by wide range of SOC partitions
• Collaborate with technology teams for node evaluations, global PD engineers, and physical verification and electrical analysis teams
• Resolve design and flow issues related to physical design, identify potential solutions, and drive execution

What This Job Offers

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