Experienced AMS Digital Design Engineer

Apple; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple seeks a forward-thinking RTL Design Engineer to join the Analog Mixed Signal (AMS) group. You will craft high-performance PHY designs for low-power applications, collaborating with international teams across design, verification and silicon bring-up.

From concept to silicon characterization, you will contribute across the full design lifecycle. The role involves working with a global team, partitioning tasks between hardware and firmware, and delivering self-checking DV tests to validate

Qualifications

• Proficiency in digital design and RTL implementation.
• Understanding of analog and mixed-signal concepts.
• Knowledge of digital design flow: RTL sim, synthesis, timing constraints, STA, back-annotation of parasitics, gate-level sim, equivalence checking.
• Familiarity with DV and self-checking test suites.
• Ability to partition design between HW and SW controls.
• Strong English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Work with systems team to understand top level requirements and write detailed specs.
• Implement functions using Verilog RTL according to specs.
• Partition function between HW and FW for efficient implementation.
• Develop RTL and FW to implement the function and perform unit testing on RTL.
• RTL synthesis, equivalence checking, and static timing analysis.
• Develop FW to support DV and ATE environments and assist DV team with self-checking tests.

Skills

Verilog RTL

Digital design

Timing analysis

DV test suites

HW/SW partition

Education

Electrical/Computer Engineering degree

Tools

Synthesis tools

DV verification tools

Job description

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At Apple, we work every single day to craft products that enrich people’s lives. Do you love working on challenges that no one has solved yet? Do you like changing the game? We have an opportunity for a forward-thinking and unusually creative RTL Design Engineer. As a part of our multifaceted group, you will have the rare and great opportunity to craft upcoming products that will delight and encourage millions of Apple’s customers every single day. You will join the AMS (Analog Mixed Signal) Design Team. We provide outstanding PHY designs for high-performance, low power applications. As a logic design engineer, you will be involved in all phases of the design, from concept study, architecture definition, design and verification, to silicon bring-up and characterization in our Munich team.

Description

• Work with systems team to understand the top level requirements of the digital functions and develop detailed specifications
• Implement the function using Verilog RTL according to specification
• Partition the function between HW and FW for most efficient implementation
• Develop RTL and FW to implement the function
• Perform unit level testing on the RTL function

Other responsibilities could include:

• RTL synthesis
• Equivalence checking Static Timing Analysis
• Develop FW to support DV and ATE environments
• Support the DV team by writing self-checking tests as required

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of best practices with respect to implementation of digital logic
• Basic understanding of analog and full custom circuit design
• Understanding of digital design flow including RTL simulation, logic synthesis, timing constraints, timing closure, STA, back annotation of parasitics, gate level simulation, equivalence checking
• Basic understanding of Design Verification (DV) and the ability to write self-checking test suites
• Ability to analyze a design and partition between HW implementation and SW control
• Understanding of ASIC test methodology such as scan insertion, memory BIST and test pattern generation
• Proficiency in English language is required

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor´s degree or Master´s degree or PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering or proven industrial experience/degree equivalent
• Ability to write assembly level code and higher level code
• Experience in hands-on lab evaluation
• Team player with excellent written and verbal communication skills who has the desire to seek diverse challenges with international teams
• Ability to work well with international teams, take ownership and motivate self and others
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