AMS CAD Automation Engineer for Mixed-Signal Simulation

Apple Inc.; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking an experienced CAD Automation and Mixed-Signal Simulation Engineer in Austin to develop, maintain, and advance AMS simulation methods for analog, RF, interconnect, PMIC, and memory design teams.

You will collaborate with design engineers, drive AMS/co-simulation flows, and enable efficient verification across multiple technology nodes and tools. The role requires hands-on circuit analysis, pre/post-layout and RTL simulation, behavioral modeling, and robust problem solving

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of AMS (Analog Mixed-Signal) industry experience.
• Experience in Python, Perl, C/C++, or TCL programming.
• Experience using mixed-signal co-simulation tools.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the direction and development of a state-of-the-art mixed-signal simulation methodology across many different technology nodes and circuit and IC types.
• Work directly with world-class custom/transistor-level circuit designers to ensure the expected functional behavior, performance, and interfaces with digital/RTL blocks.
• Investigate challenges, propose solutions, complete execution, and drive adoption of novel CAD automations.
• Collaborate with third-party EDA tool vendors to ensure their tools meet our high quality standards and extreme performance needs.
• Solve critical issues using creativity, knowledge, intuition, and teamwork
• Support efforts to bridge the gap between analog and digital domains
• Identify risks to design quality and contribute to solutions that close gaps in design execution using simulation and modeling

Skills

Python

Perl

C/C++

TCL

AMS co-simulation

Verilog/SystemVerilog

Tools

Cadence Xcelium

Verisium/Indago

SimVision

Spectre

Job description

Apple Inc. is seeking an experienced CAD Automation and Mixed-Signal Simulation Engineer in Austin to develop, maintain, and advance AMS simulation methods for analog, RF, interconnect, PMIC, and memory design teams.

You will collaborate with design engineers, drive AMS/co-simulation flows, and enable efficient verification across multiple technology nodes and tools. The role requires hands-on circuit analysis, pre/post-layout and RTL simulation, behavioral modeling, and robust problem solving