VLSI CAD Engineer (Electronics Engineer)

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Cupertino, CA
Salary: $150,400–$225,300 / yr
Posted: 8 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · VLSI CAD Engineer (Electronics Engineer)

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The VLSI CAD Engineer (Electronics Engineer) supports and develops in-house CAD flows specifically for Analog and Mixed-signal simulation. The role involves solving transistor level simulation issues for Analog, RF, and Millimeter wave applications using Spice simulators in command-line and Virtuoso environments. Key responsibilities include helping designers resolve tool issues related to SPICE Simulation, ADE, OCEAN, and Maestro, as well as performing circuit ERC checks. The engineer will write custom scripts to provide add-on functionalities, test vendor tool accuracy, and manage foundry tech files. Required technical skills include proficiency in SKILL, Perl, Python, or TCL scripting languages. The position focuses on automating CAD flows for Analog and RF Cellular circuit design while performing expert debug of design errors and circuit tracing for multi-domain voltage rails.

Skills

SPICE Virtuoso SKILL Python Perl TCL ADE OCEAN Maestro EDA CMOS RF Mixed-Signal Circuit ERC Flow Automation

What you'll do

Develop and support in-house CAD flows for Analog and Mixed-signal simulations.
Solve transistor-level simulation issues for Analog, RF, and Millimeter wave applications.
Write custom scripts in SKILL, Perl, Python, or TCL to provide add-on functionalities for vendor tools.
Perform expert debugging of design errors and explain tool errors to EDA partners.
Install and configure foundry tech files and validate circuit ERC checks.
Test and verify vendor tool accuracy and work with vendors to resolve bugs.
Automate and develop software scripting solutions for SPICE level circuit simulations.

What we're looking for

Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
Experience or education in using CMOS Analog circuit SPICE simulation tools for Electrical Engineering.
Experience automating and developing software scripting solutions for SPICE level circuit simulation.
Experience developing and supporting CAD flows for Analog/RF Cellular circuit design and its automation.
Experience supporting third-party vendor Electronic Design Automation (EDA) simulation environment tools.
Proficiency in scripting using SKILL, Perl, Python, or TCL.
Knowledge of custom CMOS transistor level circuit tracing, including channel-connected regions and voltage domain interactions.
Experience using EDA circuit tracing tools for Analog and Digital transistor level circuits with single and multi-domain voltage rails.

VLSI CAD Engineer

Apple Inc

Cupertino, CA 8 days ago $148,987–$194,700

Cadence Genus Python RTL SoC EDA PnR Synthesis Logic Equivalence PPA Electronic Design Automation Scripting Debugging

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