CPU Clock Implementation Engineer

Santa Clara Until 9/22/2026 3+ years exp First posted July 24, 2026 Last posted July 24, 2026
Job description

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Dynamic, hard-working people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products! The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it. Join us to help deliver groundbreaking Apple products! Apple’s Silicon Engineering Group (SEG) is hiring skilled engineers for CPU. As a CPU Clock Implementation Engineer, you will be driving the planning, design, implementation, and analysis of clock.

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

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum BS and 3+ years of relevant industry experience
Programming and scripting experience in Perl and TCL

Preferred Qualifications

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

About this role

Summary

Design, analyze, and implement CPU clock system; automate tasks; collaborate in physical design.

Job title

CPU Clock Implementation Engineer

Experience level

3+ years

Minimum experience

3+ years exp

Industry

software

Location requirements

Santa Clara, onsite only

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

programming in Perlscripting in TCL

Preferred skills

physical designanalysis and verificationindustry standardsphysical verificationlayout designspicestd cell architectureCMOS circuit designSTAparasitic extractionteamwork

Specializations

clock designphysical designsimulationphysical verificationCMOS
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Santa Clara, CA, USA

On-site City