CPU Clock Implementation Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 10, 2026. First seen by Alion on Apr 14, 2026. Apple scores A on the Alion truth index.
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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 10+ 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
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