CAD Engineer - Custom EM/IR Flow & Methodology

Austin,Texas,United States

Hardware

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming phenomenal products very quickly. Do you want to bring passion and dedication to your job? There's no telling what you could accomplish at Apple. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with Apple Hardware products. The same real passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices - we continue to strengthen our commitment to leave the world better than we found it. As a key member of our best-in-class CAD Group, you will be part of building state of the art designs. We will utilize your hands-on experience in power EM/IR analysis to define, develop and refine the methodologies and flows which enable transistor-level as well as gate level. Major tasks will include functional static / dynamic IR analysis, scan mode IVD analysis, package model handling, power EM analysis, SigEM, power switch modeling, design abstraction and reuse for EM/IR purposes, and much more.

Description

In this highly visible role, your primary responsibilities will include - Supporting custom EM/IR solutions which scale with accuracy and capacity challenges - You are going to focus on supporting/enhancing the EM/IR flow as well as the opportunity to grow into the discipline - You will have shared relationships with various design groups (Physical-design and integration, Circuit-design / Power / Technology) on their EM/IR requirements for various post layout flows - Collaborate with design, CAD and EDA partners to identify flow deficiencies and provide state of art solutions

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience in transistor level EMIR ( Electromigration or IR-Drop ) analysis.

• Knowledge in custom design environment and transistor level spice simulation

• Proficiency in at least one of the following programming languages: Python, Perl, C/C++ Minimum requirement of BS and 3+ years of relevant industry experience

Key Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in developing EM and IR related flows and automation for better accuracy and higher performance

• Knowledge in EMIR analysis tools and on their working principles and methods.

• Familiar with custom design environment and flows, such as schematic/layout design, simulation, extraction, and physical verification.

• Strong analytical skills and ability to effectively root-cause and communicate technical challenges for methodology advancement

Education & Experience

Additional Requirements

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