Apple · 19 hours ago
CPU Full Chip Physical Integration Engineer
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expApple is a leading technology company known for its innovative products and services. They are seeking a Full Chip Integration Engineer to participate in the physical design, integration, and verification of high performance, low power processors, playing a critical role in the processor design effort.
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Responsibilities
Full chip floorplan, area optimizations, block partitioning and pin placements
Own chip level place and route (PnR), final CPU layout database construction and verification (PDV)
Develop and validate Power Grid, including routability analysis
Drive custom layout integration, block and full-chip level EM/IR, electrical verification/analysis as well as formal verification
Work with the implementation/CAD teams during the entire chip design cycle to drive signoff closure for tapeout
Work with the SOC team to meet IP technical and delivery requirements
Participate in establishing CAD and physical design methodologies and flow development for chip integration and analysis
Scripting to automate tasks and improve debug efficiency
Qualification
Required
Minimum BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience
Experience with scripting in Perl or TCL
Preferred
Knowledge of industrial standards and practices in Physical Design, including Floorplanning, Partitioning, Budgeting, Place and Route and Physical Verification
Experience in developing and implementing Power Grid and Clock specifications
Solid knowledge of Low Power Design, Physical Construction, Integration, EMIR (Drop/Noise), SIGEM Analysis, Formal Verification, Physical PDV, DRC/LVS Verification, and DFM
Solid understanding of verification tools such as Conformal LP, LEC, RedHawk, Calibre
Solid understanding of CMOS circuit design. Layout design background is a plus
Working knowledge of Extraction and STA methodology and tools
Working knowledge of Computer Architecture
Ability to work well in a team, being an excellent problem solver, and self motivated
Company
Apple
Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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$5.67BKey Investors
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Leadership Team
Tim Cook
CEO
Craig Federighi
SVP, Software Engineering
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