STA engineer
Job details
- Level
- Mid level
- Experience
- 4+ years
- Posted
- Mar 8, 2025
- Last confirmed open
- Oct 26, 2026
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Company-specific questions
- Have you previously worked at Apple?
About this role
We are looking for talented engineers to join our STA team. In this role, you will be working closely with multiple integration teams, like DFT, Top Level PNR, PHY designers and PNR teams.
You will be responsible for
Develop/support automated block and full chip level signoff flows Full Chip Timing/Noise convergence and full signoff for high quality TO Enable hierarchical Timing flows Power optimizations Generate block level budget and context for correlation with Full Chip Drive custom IP integration and custom timing checks flows Close work with Design, DFT, architecture and Power team
4+ years experience in Static Timing analysis Extensive experience with one of the commercial STA tools Familiarity with hierarchical design approach, top-down design, timing and physical convergence Experience with backend STA closure and Signoff Deep understanding of designs' constraints development Good understanding of AC timing from specs to implementation Good understanding of DFT modes and their constraints Good communication skills and team player Quick learning of flows and methods
Advantage - Understanding noise and signal integrity effects Advantage - Timing margins fundamental from synthesis to signoff Advantage - Experience with scripting