CPU Physical Design and Integration Engineer
Core
Physical design, integration, and verification of high-performance, low-power CPU processors.
Role type
Senior IC physical design engineer (CPU)
Builds
High-performance CPU cores for Apple hardware products
Domain
Semiconductor / CPU Design
Required skills
chip floorplanning, place and route (PnR), physical verification (PDV), IP integration, scripting (Perl/Tcl), CMOS circuit design, clock design, DRC/LVS verification, partitioning, power grid evaluation, flow development
Preferred skills
Python, industry-standard PnR tools, extraction, static timing analysis (STA), electromigration/IR (EMIR) methodology, layout design
Technologies
Perl, Tcl, Python, PnR tools, DRC/LVS tools, STA tools, EMIR tools
Responsibilities
Create full chip floorplans and perform area optimizations; Own chip-level place and route and final layout database construction; Evaluate route ability, power grid, and technology bring-up; Drive custom layout integration and IP integration; Collaborate with Implementation/CAD teams for signoff closure; Participate in establishing physical design methodologies and flow development; Automate tasks via scripting to improve debug efficiency.
