Analog Mixed Signal Firmware Engineer

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino seeks an AMS Firmware Engineer to help design and verify advanced mixed-signal circuits used in world-class devices. You will specify digital blocks, craft RTL, and collaborate with design verification teams to ensure robust performance.

The role requires strong RTL, Verilog/SystemVerilog, and scripting familiarity; a master’s or PhD is preferred. You will participate in lab bring-up, write test scripts, and contribute to next-generation products.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of mixed signal concepts.
• Knowledge of RTL design.
• Knowledge of Verilog and SystemVerilog.
• Knowledge of front-end tools such as Verilog simulators, linters, and CDC checkers.
• Good communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Specify and/or micro-architect digital blocks in advanced mixed-signal circuits.
• RTL coding of blocks specified by you or others.
• Participate in design verification and bring-up by writing assertions and debugging code.
• Assist in lab bring-up by writing test scripts and analyzing lab data.

Skills

Mixed-signal concepts

RTL design

Verilog

SystemVerilog

Communication skills

Education

Master's degree or PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Verilog simulators

Linters

Clock-domain crossing checkers

Job description

Summary

Imagine what you could do here at Apple? Together we could help craft the next generation of the world’s finest devices. New ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your career, and there's no telling what you could accomplish. The team is searching for a self-motivating, passionate electrical engineer for the role of AMS Firmware Engineer. As a team, we will be working on the leading-edge technology nodes to build elite custom analog designs used to connect our world-class products to the physical world as well as enable optimizing their performance. You will become part of a hands-on development team that fosters engineering excellence, creativity and innovation. Collaboration across teams is a key component of success at Apple. Dynamic, smart people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. Will you help us design the next generation of revolutionary Apple products?

Description

Specify, design, and help in the verification and lab bring-up of advanced mixed-signal circuits (digital side)

Key Responsibilities

• In this job you will be responsible for specifying and/or micro-architecting digital blocks in advanced mixed-signal circuits.
• You will be also responsible for RTL coding of blocks specified by you or others.
• You will participate in the design verification and bring-up of such blocks by writing relevant assertions, debugging code, and otherwise interacting with the design verification team.
• You will participate in the lab bring-up of those circuits by potentially writing test scripts, analyzing lab data, proposing experiments, etc.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of mixed signal concepts
• Knowledge of RTL design
• Knowledge of Verilog and SystemVerilog
• Knowledge of front-end tools (Verilog simulators, linters, clock-domain crossing checkers)
• Good communication and presentation skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Master´s degree or PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering or proven industrial experience/degree equivalent
• Good knowledge of scripting languages. Perl and Python are plusses
• Good knowledge of synthesis, static timing, DFT, is a plus
• Good knowledge of SystemVerilog assertions, checkers, and other design verification techniques are a plus