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SoC Physical Design Engineer, PnR

Apple · Austin, United States of America

Spotted 120d ago

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Level
Mid level
Experience
3+ years
Posted
Jan 16, 2026
Last confirmed open
Oct 28, 2026

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About this role

We are seeking a seasoned Physical Design technical leader with deep expertise in high-performance & low-power design. In this highly visible role, you will work closely with cross-functional teams to come up with efficient chip and IP physical architecture taking into account physical design constraints early in the design cycle.

  • You will be responsible for all aspects of physical design implementation from RTL2GDS including PnR, bump/RDL, STA, physical verification, EMIR, sign-off.
  • You will also collaborate to drive methodologies and "best-known methods" to streamline PD work and develop guidelines and checklists.
  • You will be the primary technical contact for your focus area and are motivated to solve more challenging timing closure issues, area & power optimization etc.

Minimum BS and 3+ years of relevant industry experience

Knowledgeable in partition level P&R implementation including floorplanning, clock & power distribution, timing closure, and physical & electrical verification.

Knowledge of PD construction & analysis flows and methodology.

Strong interpersonal skills.

Recent successful tapeouts in deep submicron technology.

Experience with large SOC designs (>20M gates) with frequencies in excess of 1GHZ.

Shown ability to execute to stringent schedule & die size requirements.

Experienced in industry standard tools and understanding their capabilities and underlying algorithms.

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