Analog IC Design Engineer

Apple; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 130,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking a visionary IC Designer to work on analog portions of integrated circuits, contributing to products that reach millions. You will specify analog blocks, perform transistor-level studies and drive test planning, with emphasis on reliability and testability.

In this role you will model behavior with Verilog, MATLAB, and C, collaborate with production test engineers, and lead design reviews. The position requires hands-on lab work, measurement of devices, and ensuring ESD

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required for candidate eligibility.
• Expertise in analog IC design focused on precision and noise.
• Experience with ADC/DAC architectures is essential.

Responsibilities

• Involved in specifications of analog portions of IC.
• Behavioral modeling to validate architectures.
• Transistor-level feasibility studies for ADC/DAC blocks.
• Crafting blocks and documenting design for formal design reviews.
• Drive mask design to implement layout view of designs.
• Top-level simulations to validate integration.
• Defining production/bench-level test-plans.
• Taking lab measurements to validate analog designs.
• Driving yield/lab test results to drive bug fixes.
• Design for ESD compliance.

Skills

ADC/DAC architectures

Low noise design

High precision techniques

Op-amps

Switched-cap circuits

LDOs

Feedback & compensation

Device physics

C / Matlab modeling

Verilog modeling

Test & measurement instrumentation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Spectrum analyzers

Oscilloscopes

Signal generators

Bench testing

Job description

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 visionary and uncommonly talented IC Designer. As a member of our dynamic group, you will have the rare and rewarding opportunity to craft upcoming products that will delight and inspire millions of Apple’s customers every single day.

In this role, the key responsibilities are the following: Involved in specifications of analog portions of IC. Behavioral modeling to validate architectures. Transistor-level feasibility studies for various blocks in ADC/DAC. Crafting blocks and documenting design towards formal design reviews. Drive mask design to implement layout view of designs. Top-level simulations to validate top-level integration. Defining production/bench-level test-plans. Taking lab measurements to validate analog designs. Driving/reviewing yield/lab test results to drive bug fixes. Design for ESD compliance.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum requirement of a bachelors degree.

Preferred Qualifications

Deep knowledge of ADC/DAC architectures and knowing which are suitable for given applications
Deep knowledge of band-gaps, bias, op-amps, switched-cap circuits, LDOs, feedback and compensation techniques
Proven expertise in the following areas:
Significant knowledge of low noise design techniques
Significant knowledge of high precision techniques in presence of device mismatch
Experience in C / Matlab / Verilog modeling
Strong device physics knowledge as it applies to analog IC designs
Proven working experience in using spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, signal generators, etc. to validate analog designs
Extensive experience working with production test engineers to firm up test plans and design for testability details