CAD Flow Automation and AI Engineer

Do you love creating elegant solutions to highly complex challenges? Do you intrinsically see the importance in every detail? As part of our Silicon Technologies group, you’ll help design and manufacture our next‑generation, high‑performance, power‑efficient processor, system‑on‑chip (SoC). You’ll ensure Apple products and services can seamlessly and efficiently handle the tasks that make them beloved by millions. Joining this group means you’ll be responsible for crafting and building the technology that fuels Apple’s devices.

Together, we will enable our customers to do all the things they love with their devices! The HWT CAD team is seeking a passionate individual to drive solutions that deliver measurable organizational impact. In this exciting and highly visible role, you will enhance and support a complex AI application that directly impacts our CAD and design teams while also supporting critical automation systems.

In this exciting role, you will be responsible for enhancing and maintaining our automation system used for analysis and QA, as well as our existing AI applications that serve our CAD and design teams, while also driving innovation through frontier technology projects and proof‑of‑concepts. Working closely with cross‑functional CAD and design teams, you will gather requirements and integrate various components to ensure high‑quality results through continuous improvement and optimization.

This position requires strong collaboration skills as you will create detailed specifications and project plans while executing initiatives through partnerships with CAD and design teams across multiple sites. You will communicate technical concepts clearly to diverse stakeholders and drive alignment between technical solutions and business requirements.

• Minimum requirement of BS + 10 years of relevant industry experience
• Demonstrated understanding of GenAI models (e.g., LLMs such as GPT, BERT) and their application in real‑world solutions, such as chatbots and NLP applications.
• Software engineering experience with a focus on modular, object‑oriented design, and familiarity with industry‑standard development processes
• Programming skills and hands‑on experience in Python, Java, or C++

• High ownership, self‑sufficient, hands‑on individual to drive quality across the project
• Demonstrate innovative and creative thinking capabilities
• Hands‑on experience developing AI‑powered applications
• Experience designing and deploying agentic AI systems
• Extensive knowledge and hands‑on experience with popular LLMs, such as Gemini, Claude
• Curious, self‑motivated, and able to drive improvements to model evaluation pipelines and annotation programs
• Outstanding communication skills – both written and verbal.
• Experience with dashboards or tools like Splunk is a plus.
• Experience with version control tools like Perforce or Git a plus.

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $181,100 and $318,400, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including:
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

Note:

Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.