AMS CAD Automation Engineer - Mixed-Signal Sim Specialist

Apple Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonuses

Relocation

Employee stock programs

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking an ambitious CAD Automation and Mixed-Signal Simulation Engineer to develop, maintain, and enhance AMS simulation methodologies for analog, RF, interconnect, PMIC, and memory design teams.

You will enable design engineers with robust co-simulation flows and fast design validation across multiple technology nodes. The role involves hands-on circuit analysis, pre/post-layout and RTL simulations, behavioral modeling, and integration of analog and digital

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field +0 years of experience
• Experience in Python, Perl, 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

TCL

Strong CAD flow development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science or related field

Tools

Cadence Xcelium

Cadence Verisium/Indago

Cadence SimVision

Cadence AMS Designer

Synopsys VCS/Verdi

Siemens Questa/Symphony

Cadence Spectre/PrimeSim/Finesim

Virtuoso

Job description

Apple Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking an ambitious CAD Automation and Mixed-Signal Simulation Engineer to develop, maintain, and enhance AMS simulation methodologies for analog, RF, interconnect, PMIC, and memory design teams.

You will enable design engineers with robust co-simulation flows and fast design validation across multiple technology nodes. The role involves hands-on circuit analysis, pre/post-layout and RTL simulations, behavioral modeling, and integration of analog and digital