STA Engineer

Austin Cupertino Until 9/22/2026 10+ 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, 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 real 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 the next phenomenal Apple product. Do you enjoy working on challenges that no one has solved yet? As a member of our dynamic group, you will get the unrivaled and rewarding opportunity to craft upcoming products that will delight and encourage millions of Apple’s customers every single day. Are you ready to join a team transforming hardware technology? We are searching for a hardworking engineer to join our exciting team of problem solvers. Come join our team and be responsible for leading edge IP development and coordinating with multiple SOC teams. In this role, you will work collaboratively with various SOC teams to execute design and integration tasks for the high quality IP deliverables.

Description

As an ASIC STA Engineer, you will have responsibilities spanning various aspects of SOC design: Full chip and block level timing closure ownership throughout the entire project. Develop and maintain methodology and flows related to timing verification and closure. Generation of block and full chip timing constraints. Work on Apple SoC (System-on-Silicon) chips in deep sub-micron technologies targeted for high end mobile applications. Work closely with various multi-functional teams on resolving complex timing issues for major building blocks of complex SoCs.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors Degree + 10 Years of Experience

Preferred Qualifications

Strong fundamentals in the area of Digital design
Self-starter and highly motivated
Proficient in scripting languages (TCL and Perl)
Familiarity with ASIC design timing concepts
Exposure in STA tools (Primetime) is a plus
Familiarity with front end tools and methodologies such as Synthesis, Logic equivalence checks
Familiarity in Constraint analysis and debug, using industry standard tools such as Synopsys GCA (Galaxy Constraint Analyzer) is desirable but not required
Knowledge of timing corners/modes, process variations and signal integrity related issues is a plus
Ability to commnicate optimally across all internal groups

About this role

Summary

Lead and develop timing closure and verification for high-end Apple SoC chips.

Job title

STA Engineer

Experience level

10+ years

Minimum experience

10+ years exp

Industry

hardware

Location requirements

Austin or Cupertino; remote work not specified

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

digital designscripting languagesASIC design timingtiming constraintsSTA tools

Preferred skills

Primetimesynthesislogic equivalence checksconstraint analysissignal integrity

Specializations

ASICtiming closureSystem-on-Silicondeep sub-micron
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Austin, TX, USA

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Cupertino, CA, USA

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