Timing Design Engineer

Apple Inc.
Waltham, United States of America
1 month ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Intermediate
Compensation
$ 286K

Job location

Waltham, United States of America

Tech stack

Computer-Aided Design
Perl
Signal Integrity
Static Timing Analysis
System on a Chip
Tcl (Programming Language)
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
Application Specific Integrated Circuits
Backend
Physical Design

Job description

As an ASIC STA Engineer, you will have responsibilities spanning all aspects of SoC design in terms of timing. Key responsibilities include timing sign-off, STA and sign-off flow development, ownership of IP and block level timing constraints both for regular and custom timing requirements from synthesis to sign-off to achieve sign-off quality timing constraints. You will closely interact with RTL designer to understand design intent and clock structure, with CAD to understand and develop flow, and with Physical design team to close and sign-off timing. You will also come up with ideas and plans to verify your own timing constraints. You will innovate timing constraints and flow to facilitate timing closure and any potential pessimism or fall outs in timing analysis.

Requirements

Do you have experience in Cross-functional communication?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, Proven knowledge of the ASIC design timing closure flow and methodology.

2+ years of experience in writing ASIC timing constraints and timing closure.

Expertise in STA tools (Primetime) and flow, knowledge of timing corners/modes, process variations and signal integrity related issues.

Hands on experience in timing/SDC constraints generation and management.

Proficient in scripting languages (Tcl and Perl).

Familiarity with synthesis, DFT and backend related methodology and tools.

Strong communication skills are a pre-requisite - you will be collaborating with many diverse groups at Apple.

The ideal candidate will be a self-starter and highly motivated to be successful at Apple., BS degree in technical discipline with minimum 10 years of relevant experience.

Benefits & conditions

4.14.1 out of 5 stars Waltham, MA $162,500 - $286,400 a year, Pulled from the full job description

  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plan
  • Dental insurance
  • RSU, At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $162,500 and $286,400, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

About the company

Apple is where individual imaginations come together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other's ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It's the diversity of our people and their thinking that encourages the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you'll do more than join something - you'll add something.

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