Apple

Circuits Implementation Engineer

Apple$120K — $160K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • MS in a relevant field
  • 2+ years of experience in SoC design cycles
  • Experience developing custom circuits and SRAM/Register Files
  • Knowledge of cache design and memory architecture
  • Deep understanding of nanometer device physics and leakage mechanisms
  • Familiarity with industry-standard design tools
  • Experience with Gen AI and ML algorithms is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Define PPA targets for tech nodes
  • Collaborate with SRAM and custom circuit teams on design specifications
  • Conduct layout and simulations to establish PPA trends
  • Finalize SRAMs and custom designs for upcoming SOCs
  • Work with cross-functional teams to define specifications and provide solutions
  • Track design development for SRAMs and custom designs

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on next-gen Apple products
  • Collaboration with a world-class engineering team
  • Involvement in groundbreaking circuit design techniques
  • Influence on technology that powers millions of devices
  • Comprehensive exposure to various aspects of silicon design
Full Job Description
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, you and your team will enable our customers to do all the things they love with their devices. Do you have a passion for crafting entirely new solutions? Be a part of a world-class silicon design team which delivered an incredible high performance M chip for our Mac line of products and chips for our flagship products (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Airpods, HomePod and Watch). As part of our Digital Custom Group (DCG), you and your team will apply engineering/process/technology fundamentals to define the PPA targets for next set of SOCs/products. In the implementation engineer role you will also track the PPA targets & development of all the custom/SRAM designs throughout the design cycle from feasibility to GDS. Join us to strongly influence CPU / GPU / SoC / Neural Engine / Camera designs in Apple's Custom Silicon group!

Imagine yourself at the center of our hardware development effort. Where you will collaborate with all fields, playing a strategic role of getting functional products to millions of customers quickly. You will have the opportunity to integrate and come up with new insights, work with a team of hardworking engineers, and implement groundbreaking techniques of circuit design in Apple's marquee products like M2 and A16 Bionic. As an Implementation Engineer for the Digital Custom Group, you will perform the following: - Design analysis to define PPA targets for current and future tech nodes - Work with an extraordinary SRAM and custom circuit team to formulate design specifications - Layout/Simulations to establish PPA trends - Finalize the list of SRAMs and custom designs to be built for next SOCs/products - Work with cross functional design teams to define specifications, track dependencies and provide technical solutions - Track design development of SRAMs & other custom designs for schedule, spec closure, PPA & quality

MS in a relevant field and a minimum of 2 years of relevant industry experience

We are looking for applicants with work experience within a SoC design cycle, developing custom circuits and SRAM/Register File for low power, low voltage and high performance Custom Circuit design methodology Leading/managing projects Knowledge of Cache design/architecture and memory hierarchy Solid understanding of industry-standard design tools Deep understanding of nanometer device physics, leakage mechanisms, technology interactions with device behavior Gen AI, Machine Learning algorithms (ML), and scripting is a plus

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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1976
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