Front-End CAD Methodology Engineer, Design/DV Interface

Apple Inc

Confirmed live today High trust

Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$216,200–$394,000 / yr
Posted
15 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today

Market check

Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $211k
This role $305k
$121k most similar roles pay here $423k

This role pays more than 98% of similar roles. Most pay $177,300–$245,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $305k versus about $211k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

Employer

About Apple Inc

Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company known for designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and online services, including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and App Store. Industry: Consumer Electronics & Software

Apple Inc currently has 3513 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $165,800–$277,600 across 2730 roles with salary data.

Most-posted roles

View all roles at Apple Inc

At a glance

TL;DR · Front-End CAD Methodology Engineer, Design/DV Interface

The Front-End CAD Methodology Engineer – Design/DV Interface joins the Silicon Technologies group to drive robust, scalable methodology solutions across RTL Design and DV teams. This role involves identifying high-impact opportunities, designing innovative solutions, and building GenAI-enabled tooling to enhance engineering productivity and optimize workflows across static verification, formal verification, simulation, and emulation domains. The engineer will translate complex challenges into reusable methodologies that accelerate silicon development while maintaining quality standards. Key technical requirements include experience with Front-End ASIC workflows, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. Candidates should possess proficiency in Python, TCL, or Perl; familiarity with JSON, YAML, Verilog, SystemVerilog, and VHDL; and experience with Cadence or Synopsys verification tools. The role focuses on solving complex technical problems within the silicon development lifecycle to ensure high-performance, power-efficient system-on-chip production for advanced hardware products.

What you'll do

  • Develop and maintain high-quality flows for RTL design and verification teams.
  • Design and architect innovative, scalable methodology solutions for silicon development.
  • Implement GenAI-driven capabilities and tools to enhance engineering productivity.
  • Optimize workflows across static verification, formal verification, simulation, and emulation domains.
  • Translate complex engineering challenges into reusable technical solutions for global teams.
  • Drive the adoption of new methodologies across large, distributed engineering organizations.
  • Debug vendor tool issues and implement new functionality to solve emerging problems.
  • Develop automation scripts using Python, TCL, or Perl to improve methodology quality.

What we're looking for

  • Minimum of BS degree and 15+ years of relevant experience.
  • Experience with Front-End ASIC workflows.
  • Experience working directly with design and verification engineers to define requirements and implement solutions.
  • Experience with artificial intelligence and machine learning.
  • Experience debugging vendor tool problems (preferred).
  • Experience with Cadence or Synopsys’ static/formal/dynamic verification tools (preferred).
  • Experience with Python, TCL, Perl, JSON, or YAML (preferred).
  • Knowledge in Verilog and SystemVerilog; familiarity with VHDL; MSEE/CE/CS degree (preferred).

More like this

Similar roles

CAD Engineer - Design Verification Methodology

Apple Inc

Waltham, MA 168 days ago $134,700–$249,500
Python TCL Perl Verilog SystemVerilog VHDL Synopsys VCS Xcelium Modelsim Verdi Indago C C++ Makefile RTL Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence
3+ yrs exp

AI Methodology Design CAD Engineer

Apple Inc

Cupertino, CA 1 day ago $184,700–$324,800
AI LLM Python VLSI CAD EDA Tools Machine Learning Model Context Protocol (MCP) RTL Physical Design Synthesis Place and Route Extraction Signoff Testbenches
3+ yrs exp