Apple

FPGA Prototyping Design Engineer

Apple$120K — $160K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
  • Design and verification experience using Verilog/SystemVerilog
  • Strong understanding of CDC and FPGA timing constraints
  • Familiarity with Linux operating environment
  • Proven experience with Xilinx FPGA bring up, debugging, and verification
  • Knowledge of wireless standards like IEEE 802.11 and Bluetooth
  • Programming skills in Python and Tcl, with AI-assisted coding experience

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with team to develop Wireless SoCs with hardware accelerators
  • Integrate custom and industry-standard hardware IP into SoCs
  • Work closely with architects and developers to meet performance goals
  • Define processes, methods, and tools for SoC design and implementation
  • Maintain design methodologies and flows checks for quality assurance
  • Interact with verification teams to ensure validation goals are achieved
  • Ensure security assumptions are implemented accurately in designs

Benefits

  • Flexible work hours
  • Access to cutting-edge technologies and tools
  • Collaborative work environment with multi-disciplinary teams
  • Opportunities for professional development and growth
  • Support for continuous learning and innovation
Full Job Description
As an FPGA Prototyping Design Engineer, you will work in a team developing Wireless SoCs with custom hardware accelerators, as well as multiple ARM-based sub-systems. You will integrate industry standard and custom hardware IP into SoCs. You will work closely with SoC architects, IP developers to develop SoCs that meets the power, performance and area goals for Apple devices. You will help define the processes, methods and tools for design and implementation of large complex SoCs. You will develop and maintain methodology and flows checks for your design. Interact with our verification team to ensure appropriate validation and coverage goals are met. You'll ensure security assumptions for the chip are accurately implemented within the block/s. Collaboration with multi-disciplinary groups to make sure designs are delivered on time and with the highest quality by incorporating accurate checks at every stage of the design process. Bachelors degree in EE,CE, or related field. Design/verification using Verilog/SystemVerilog. Good understanding on CDC and FPGA timing constraint. Exposure to Linux environment. Proven experience with bring up, debugging and verification on Xilinx FPGA. Good understanding on I2C/SPI/UART. Experience debugging with ILA. Experience in designing using Vivado IP integrator. Experience with high-speed SERDES or PCIe. Experience in FPGA development for wireless applications. Understanding of wireless standards, such as IEEE 802.11, Bluetooth. Experience with single or multi-FPGA platforms (Synopsys HAPS experience). Experience writing 'make' based build system. Programming skill in Python, Tcl with AI assisted coding experience. Experience with Git/Perforce/TeamCity. FW development/debugging experience with ARM processor 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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Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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