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# CPU Clock Implementation Engineer

- **Company:** Apple's Silicon Engineering Group
- **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $184,700.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer Programming, Perl (Programming Language), Formal Verification, CPU Design, Spice, Tcl (Programming Language), Scripting, Physical Verification, Physical Design
- **Published:** September 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.themuse.com/jobs/apple/cpu-clock-implementation-engineer-188547

## 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

Experience in developing and implementing clock specifications

Solid knowledge of low power design, physical construction, Spice, formal verification, physical verification, and DFM

Understanding of std cell architecture, design, and characterization flows

Understand reliability aspects of clock cell design

Experience understanding usage patterns and impact of std cells on high speed CPU design is a plus

Proven understanding of CMOS circuit design

Layout design background is a plus

Knowledge of extraction and STA methodology and tools

Knowledge of computer architecture, Strong communication skills

Ability to work well in a team, problem solver, and self-motivated, Minimum BS and 10+ 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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