Physical Design Lead, Custom Silicon Management

Apple Inc

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$175,500–$311,700 / yr
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160 days ago
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This role $244k
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This role pays more than 75% of similar roles. Most pay $177,250–$246,743 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $244k versus about $212k for comparable roles.

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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

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TL;DR · Physical Design Lead, Custom Silicon Management

Physical Design Lead – Custom Silicon Management joins the Custom Silicon Management Group to drive technical engagements between internal teams and silicon suppliers. This role focuses on supporting physical design activities for innovative chips used in mobile products. The lead is responsible for auditing vendor flows, suggesting methodology improvements to optimize quality of results, and conducting deep-dive design reviews to ensure projects meet schedule goals. Day-to-day tasks include reviewing final PD, STA, SI, and electrical analysis reports for tapeout approval, providing post-tapeout ECO support, and managing vendor relationships. Required skills include physical design experience, digital design concepts, and proficiency in tools like Cadence, Synopsys, Mentor, or Atoptech. The role addresses complex technical challenges including floor planning, clock tree synthesis, timing closure, power and signal integrity analysis, and low-power leakage management for mixed-signal SoC tapeouts.

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