Apple

Analog/Mixed-Signal Circuit Design Engineer

Apple$150K — $180K *
Consumer Technology
15+ years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering with 20+ years of experience in analog/mixed-signal design.
  • Expertise in SERDES, high-speed data converters, PLLs, and clocking circuits.
  • In-depth knowledge of mismatch mitigation, linearity, stability, and low-power techniques.
  • Experience with advanced CMOS technologies, particularly FinFET.
  • Hands-on experience with AMS IC development from definition to high-volume production.

Responsibilities

  • Lead development of analog & mixed-signal circuits for Apple products.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams for circuit architecture and design.
  • Drive mask design and layout implementation for various circuits.
  • Coordinate with IP consumers to define comprehensive test plans.
  • Conduct design reviews to ensure compliance with specification targets.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on products that impact millions of users.
  • Collaboration with a diverse, multi-functional team.
  • Hands-on involvement in cutting-edge analog/mixed-signal projects.
  • Potential for professional growth within a leading technology company.
  • Access to state-of-the-art tools and resources for design and testing.
Full Job Description
In this role, you will actively work within the Analog & /Mixed-Signal (AMS) team to design and deliver hard IPs to Apple's products. We have an opportunity for a forward-thinking analog/mixed-signal engineer with background in SERDES, high-speed data converters, PLLs, memory interface circuits, clocking circuits and other analog/mixed-signal circuits. As a member of our team, you will have the rare and exciting ability to work on upcoming products that will surprise and delight millions of Apple's customers!

Description

We have ownership lead development of analog & mixed-signal circuits including SERDES, high-speed data converters, PLLs and other analog mixed-signal circuits. You will be working with multi-functional teams to architect and design innovative analog/mixed-signal circuits. You will also drive mask design to implement layout view of designs. You will coordinate with IP consumers, help define production/bench-level test plans, and conduct design reviews of blocks with peers/management to show design meets spec targets and requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering and 20+ years experience.

Preferred Qualifications

In-depth knowledge of analog mixed-signal concepts like mismatch mitigation, linearity, stability, low-power and low-noise techniques

Experience with high-speed digital circuits (e.g., serializer, de-serializer, counters, dividers, etc.)

Design experience in advanced CMOS technologies such as FinFET technology

Hands-on experience with AMS IC development from definition to high-volume production including layout supervision, bench evaluation, correlation, and characterization

Experience in lab testing of mixed-signal circuits and experience in using spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, signal generators, etc. to validate analog designs

Able to build VerilogA/AMS behavioral models, analyze and lead characterization data from lab and volume testing

Ability to drive results, drive what matters and manage complexity

Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to solve challenging cross-functional problems in a team environment

Solid understanding and expertise in crafting analog/mixed-signal circuit blocks including ADCs, DACs, SERDES, PLLs, DLLs, filters, bandgap, biasing circuits, LDO regulators, amplifiers, comparators, switched-cap circuits and oscillators

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

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$63.9 billion
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