Apple

FPGA Design Engineer - Instrument Engineering

Apple$120K — $150K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or related field (Master's preferred) with industry experience.
  • Experience with digital logic design for FPGAs using VHDL or Verilog.
  • Proficient in developing test benches to ensure functional correctness and compliance of HDL code.
  • Passion for learning and adaptability in an agile work environment.
  • Willingness to travel internationally up to 10%.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop next-generation wireless communication products.
  • Design and implement embedded systems leveraging high-speed, real-time logic on FPGAs.
  • Create digital logic models and algorithms for FPGAs to enhance product performance.
  • Develop and execute comprehensive testing strategies to validate FPGA designs.
  • Utilize lab equipment for testing and debugging FPGA functionality.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on high-impact products that are widely used across the globe.
  • Engagement in a culture that emphasizes collaboration and innovative problem-solving within a small team.
  • Access to advanced lab equipment and cutting-edge design tools in the R&D process.
Full Job Description
This small team of engineers designs and productizes Software-Defined Radios and precision RF and Analog Test Equipment for testing, calibrating, and researching cellular, 5G, Satellite communications, WiFi, BT, mmWave, UWB, and NFC radios in millions of iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple Watches. All members of the team bring their own unique expertise to collectively take internal Apple products from concept to mass production. Each internal product is designed to Apple's exacting standards, which maintain the quality, accuracy, and functionality of commercially available offerings.

Description

As an FPGA Engineer, you will work on the next-generation wireless communication products. Our products are built on platforms that heavily leverage complex, high-speed, real-time logic running on industry-leading FPGAs. You will work with other cross-functional team members, such as RF system engineers, software engineers, DSP engineers, hardware engineers, and Embedded Firmware engineers, to design and develop embedded systems that are instrumental in creating products loved all over the globe.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred) in EE, CE, CS, Math, Physics, or related major with relevant industry work experience.

Passionate about learning and working in an agile environment.

Recent development experience in designing, coding, and implementing digital logic for FPGAs using VHDL or Verilog.

Recent development experience in developing comprehensive test benches to verify HDL code for functional correctness, performance, and compliance with specifications.

International travel of 10% is required.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in digital circuits, state machines, pipelining, memory interfaces, multiple clock domains, and high-speed designs.

Experience designing DSP algorithms in FPGAs or ASICs.

Ability to use lab equipment such as JTAG, Logic Analyzer, Oscilloscope, Spectrum Analyzer, etc.

Experience with Cadence Simulation Tools and Xilinx Vivado.

Knowledge of UVM.

Knowledge of RF and DSP fundamentals.

Knowledge of high-speed communication protocols like PCIe, 100GbE, JESD204C, etc.

Strong interpersonal skills.

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.

Apple Careers

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154,000 employees
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Industry
Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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