About this opportunity
Apple Inc. lists this Physical Design Sign-off Engineer opportunity in austin, Texas. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
We're seeking a CAD Engineer to join our team and develop full-stack web applications that power the Signoff infrastructure across all Apple SOC design groups within the Hardware Tech group. Signoff is the critical final verification stage in chip design where designs are validated against manufacturing, timing, and power criteria before tapeout. This role focuses on building and enhancing Signoff dashboards, CAD flow metrics collection, and data visualization tools that design and CAD teams rely on daily. You'll also participate in the development of our Signoff AI assistant and integrate modern AI/RAG capabilities into our platform.
Minimum Qualifications
BS in Computer Science or related field with 10+ years of relevant industry experience
Proficient in programming using Python, Perl or Tcl
Hands-on experience with industry PNR and timing tools such as Cadence Innovus, Synopsys ICC2 / Fusion Compiler, PrimeTime, or Tempus
Experience taking block-level or chip-level designs through physical implementation and signoff closure on production silicon
Experience in timing closure, signal integrity, low-power design techniques, and clock-tree construction
Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across design, CAD, and technology teams
Understanding of tradeoffs to meet PPA (power, performance, area) targets, and experience defining implementation recipes to improve PPA
Preferred Qualifications
Background in Chip Design, Chip Verification, or CAD
Experience with embedding models and LLM integration patterns
Understanding of RAG pipelines, including embeddings, chunking, and retrieval optimization
Experience with vector databases
Experience with containers and Kubernetes
Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana)
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Worksite address
austin, TX, 78716, US
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