Physical Synthesis CAD Engineer

What you'll do

• Develop breakthrough physical synthesis techniques and validate them using full implementation flows including PNR and STA.
• Apply advanced RTL optimization techniques to achieve significant improvements in performance, power, and area (PPA).
• Create custom tools and ML-based methodologies to solve high-performance, low-power design problems.
• Develop and support the implementation flow from RTL through GDS signoff.
• Partner with design teams to define optimal methodologies and flows for specific design challenges.
• Influence EDA vendor tool development by solving complex problems that exceed industry standards.
• Deploy synthesis solutions and optimizations across multiple critical Apple Silicon projects.

What we're looking for

• Minimum requirement of BS degree plus 20 years of relevant industry experience.
• Experience with TCL, Python, or Perl scripting languages.
• Experience with industry standard Synthesis tools such as Fusion Compiler or Genus.
• Experience working with CAD Tools and flow.
• Demonstrated experience in Implementation flows and methodologies including Synthesis, PNR, and STA sign-off (preferred).
• Hands-on knowledge of industry standard Synthesis and PNR tools like Genus and Innovus (preferred).
• Ability to analyze RTL structures and identify optimization opportunities (preferred).
• Solid understanding of Extraction and STA methodology and tools (preferred).