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# CPU Clock Implementation Engineer

- **Company:** Apple's Silicon Engineering Group
- **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $150,400.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer Programming, Perl (Programming Language), Spice, Tcl (Programming Language), Scripting, Physical Verification, Physical Design
- **Published:** September 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.themuse.com/jobs/apple/cpu-clock-implementation-engineer-169009

## About the Role

The ideal candidate will have physical design, analysis, and verification experience working on a large processor and/or SoC designs

Knowledge of industry standards and practices in physical design, analysis, and physical verification

Working knowledge of physical construction, Spice and physical verification

Understanding of std cell architecture

Proven understanding of CMOS circuit design

Layout design background is a plus, Basic understanding of STA and parasitic extraction

Strong communication skills

Ability to work well in a team, problem solver, and self-motivated, Minimum BS and 3+ years of relevant industry experience

Programming and scripting experience in Perl and TCL

## Description

As a CPU Clock Implementation Engineer, you will participate in the following:

 * Work on clock planning, building simulation models, and physical implementation

 * Work on clock analysis

 * Engage on physical design of blocks

 * Scripting to automate tasks and improve efficiency


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