SoC Physical Design Verification Engineer Beaverton,Oregon,United States Hardware At Apple, we work every single day to craft products that enrich people's lives! Do you love creating elegant solutions to highly complex challenges? Do you intrinsically see the importance in every detail? As part of our Silicon Technologies group, you’ll help design and manufacture our next-generation, high-performance, power-efficient processor, system-on-chip (SoC). You’ll ensure Apple products and services can seamlessly and efficiently handle the tasks that make them beloved by millions. Joining our group means you’ll be responsible for crafting and building the technology that fuels Apple’s devices. Together, we will enable our customers to do all the things they love with their devices! In this highly visible role, you will be a part of a critical team responsible for physical verification of an SOC. **Description** - As a member of our physical design team, you will perform various types of physical verification checks such as LVS, DRC, ANT, and ESD at the chip and block level. - You will collaborate with the CAD/Technology teams for flow bring up and validation. We work directly with the implementation team during the entire chip design cycle to drive signoff closure for tapeout. - You will support cross-functional engineering efforts. - You will work on padring, bump, RDL design, and working with the package and floorplan teams. **Minimum Qualifications** + Minimum BS in Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering or related field. + Knowledge of all aspects of ASIC physical design. + Clear understanding of device physics concepts, layout, and circuit design. + Scripting skills to debug flow related issues and make enhancements as appropriate. **Key Qualifications** **Preferred Qualifications** + MS in Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering or related field. + Layout or floorplan design experience. + Physical design integration and debug experience with verification results. + Real chip tapeout experience with a track record of successful signoff. + Direct experience with industry standard tools used for physical verification such as Mentor Calibre, Synopsys ICV, etc. **Education & Experience** **Additional Requirements** + Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant. (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) **Apple Footer** Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (Opens in a new window) . Apple will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation or that of other applicants. United States Department of Labor. Learn more (Opens in a new window) . Apple will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law. If you’re applying for a position in San Francisco, review the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance guidelines (opens in a new window) applicable in your area. Apple participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law. Learn more about the E-Verify program (Opens in a new window) . Apple is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. Reasonable Accommodation and Drug Free Workplace policy Learn more (Opens in a new window) . Apple is a drug-free workplace. Reasonable Accommodation and Drug Free Workplace policy Learn more (Opens in a new window) .