# SoC Physical Design Engineer, PnR

We are seeking a seasoned Physical Design technical leader with deep expertise in high-performance & low-power design. In this highly visible role, you will work closely with cross-functional teams to come up with efficient chip and IP physical architecture taking into account physical design constraints early in the design cycle. Description You will be responsible for all aspects of physical design implementation from RTL2GDS including PnR, bump/RDL, STA, physical verification, EMIR, sign-off You will also collaborate to drive methodologies and "best-known methods" to streamline PD work and develop guidelines and checklists You will be the primary technical contact for your focus area and are motivated to solve more challenging timing closure issues, area & power optimization etc. Minimum Qualifications Minimum BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience Preferred Qualifications Knowledgeable in partition level P&R implementation including floorplanning, clock & power distribution, timing closure, and physical & electrical verification Knowledge of PD construction & analysis flows and methodology Strong interpersonal skills Recent successful tapeouts in deep submicron techno

- **Id**: 2992068
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/apple-soc-physical-design-engineer-pnr-9>
- **Role**: Hardware
- **Role family**: Hardware
- **Seniority**: staff
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Austin, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: closed
- **First seen at**: 2026-07-17T16:03:46Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-12
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T16:09:35Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Closed at**: 2026-11-12T16:09:35Z
- **Days open**: 118
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 1459
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- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Incident Response, Operating Systems, Smartwatches & Fitness Trackers, Tablets

## Company

- **Id**: 12
- **Name**: Apple
- **Domain**: apple.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/apple>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Apple Jobs

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 94
- **Open postings**: 1125
- **Ghost share**: 0.001
- **Stale share**: 0.036
- **Repost share**: 0.02
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 148
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 231000
- **Max usd**: 421000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_seniority_country_remote_cell
- **Sample n**: 527

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Repost count**: 1
- **Days open**: 117

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-10-21T10:08:55Z
- Event: close; At: 2026-10-21T16:58:38Z
- Event: reopen; At: 2026-11-11T11:18:52Z
- Event: close; At: 2026-11-11T22:29:36Z
- Event: reopen; At: 2026-11-12T04:23:18Z
- Event: close; At: 2026-11-12T16:09:35Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 6,350 · green card filings: 39; Filings 12m: 6350

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