
Virtuoso Custom CAD Engineer
Required skills
- Cadence
- Virtuoso Layout
- Virtuoso Schematic
- Python
- Unix/Linux
- scripting
- custom flows
- tool development
- installation
- maintenance
Nice to have
- analog
- digital
- new product development
- IC CAD support
- EDA tools
- Composer
Role summary
Apple is seeking a Virtuoso Custom CAD Engineer to join their Silicon Technologies group. This role involves providing comprehensive support for Cadence custom flows, including tool development, installation, and maintenance. You will assist digital, analog, and mixed-signal design teams by developing utilities and scripts, supporting Virtuoso Layout and schematic software, and driving design methodologies to enhance productivity. Responsibilities also include general CAD services, tool configuration, and involvement in test development, automation, and regression flows. The ideal candidate will have a BS degree with 3 years of relevant industry experience, proficiency in Python, Unix/Linux, and revision control systems.
Description
In this highly visible role, you will: - Provide full support for Cadence custom flows, tool development, installation and maintenance - Work with the design team to develop utilities and scripts. - Support Virtuoso Layout and schematic software and release flows based on revision control system - Drive design methodology to increase productivity - Work with CAD team to provide general CAD services support, utilities, scripts while also working closely with the Design and Layout teams - Support tool configuration and application - Involvement in test development, automation and regression flow support - Create and maintain relevant documentation
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum requirement of BS + 3 years of relevant industry experience Experience in Python programming/scripting
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in analog and digital new product development IC CAD support using EDA tools Experience supporting Cadence Composer Virtuoso, Layout tools, VXL, PCELLs, and CDFs Experience in programming languages such as Python, DFII, SKILL, Perl, Tcl Proficient with Unix / Linux OS, utilities, and scripting Strong communication skills both oral and written.
Sample Apple interview questions
- 1
Design a typeahead box for a search engine
system designmedium - 2
Design a rate limiter
system designmedium - 3
Architect a key-value store for distributed systems.
system designmedium - 4
Design a system to schedule jobs in a distributed environment
system designmedium - 5
What is an API and how does it work?
technicalmedium
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