# Early Career CAD Automation Engineer (Design Verification)

[Apple](https://www.jorb.ai/firms/apple.md) · London · United Kingdom · [Platform Engineering](https://www.jorb.ai/jobs/platform-engineering.md)

Apple is hiring a Early Career CAD Automation Engineer (Design Verification) in London. Posted 2026-07-27; applications close 2026-09-25.

**Apply**: https://jobs.apple.com/en-us/details/200650800/early-career-cad-automation-engineer-design-verification

Posted 4d ago.

## Role details

## Summary

At Apple, new ideas quickly become extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences. Join the CAD Hardware Tech team to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product. The team is responsible for automating processes in designing Apple’s chips that power products from Apple Watch and Apple TV to iPhone and iPad.

As a CAD engineer, you will apply your software knowledge to develop new methodologies that improve how computer chips are designed—maximizing simulation performance and reducing resource requirements (compute time and space). You will work with internal and vendor teams to develop, deploy, support, and debug automation for large-scale chip design simulations.

## Description

As a CAD engineer, you will help deliver high-quality infrastructure for automating chip design processes. As chip designs become larger, there is a growing need to optimize the performance of simulation tools to maximize efficiency and reduce resource requirements. Your scope includes:

  
- Developing and deploying new methodologies with vendor and internal teams
  
- Supporting and debugging issues on large-scale simulations

## Minimum Qualifications

  
- BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
  
- Experience working with RTL simulation tools
  
- Foundational knowledge of Linux and grid computing systems
  
- Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python or Perl
  
- Strong interpersonal and analytical skills
  
- Ability to work well within a team and be productive under tight schedules
  
- Fluency in English

## Preferred Qualifications

  
- Familiarity with the Cadence tool chain
  
- Experience with SystemVerilog / Verilog / VHDL
  
- Curiosity about GPU / PMU / CPU / SoC architecture and micro-architecture

## Applying to this role

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Updated: 2026-08-01
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