ASIC Design Engineer — Pixel IP

Apple Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apple Benefits

Relocation assistance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Tuition reimbursement

Discounted products

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking an ASIC Design Engineer for the Pixel IP design team in Sunnyvale to create high-performance, power-efficient SoCs. You will develop RTL and engage with architecture, design and verification to deliver cutting-edge pixel processing for images and video.

The role emphasizes front-end design, synthesis, timing and area optimizations, cross-functional collaboration, and thorough verification. Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in ASIC front-end RTL design using Verilog and SystemVerilog.
• Familiarity with AMBA protocols (AXI/AHB/APB).
• Experience in low-power design techniques and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design digital hardware by writing RTL or using high-level synthesis with embedded assertions.
• Write detailed micro-architectural specifications.
• Collaborate with architecture, design and verification teams to maximize performance and minimize power/area.
• Synthesize design and optimize for power, timing and area.
• Work with design verification and formal verification teams to debug and verify functionality.
• Manage deliverables and coordinate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Verilog

SystemVerilog

AMBA Protocols

Front-end ASIC design

Python/Perl/TCL scripting

Power optimization

Education

Bachelors Degree in EE/CE

Tools

Verilog

SystemVerilog

Job description

Do you love creating elegant solutions to highly complex challenges? As part of our Hardware Technologies group, you’ll help design our next-generation, high-performance, power-efficient system-on-chips (SoCs). You will ensure Apple products and services can seamlessly and efficiently handle the tasks that make them beloved by millions! Joining this group means you’ll be responsible for crafting and building the technology that fuels Apple’s devices. Together, we will enable our customers to do all the things they love with their devices!In this highly visible role, you will be at the center of the Pixel IP design effort to capture and display beautiful images and video. You will collaborate with all disciplines, making a critical impact getting functional products to millions of customers quickly.

Description

As an ASIC Design Engineer in the Pixel IP design team, you will work closely with architecture, design, and verification teams to design high performance and low power pixel processing engines. Apply your knowledge of computer architecture and digital design to create digital signal processing pipelines for capturing, improving, compressing, decompressing, and displaying digital still images and video.

In this front-end design role, your tasks will include:

• Design digital hardware by writing high-quality RTL or using a high-level synthesis methodology, with embedded assertions and cover points.
• Writing detailed micro-architectural specifications.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to explore solutions that maximize performance while minimizing power and area.
• Synthesizing your design and optimize for power, timing, and area.
• Working closely with design verification and formal verification teams to debug and verify functionality and performance.
• Working independently and manage deliverables to align with the project goals and support cross-functional engineering efforts.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in EE/CE and 10+ years of relevant industry experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive experience in SoC front-end ASIC RTL digital logic design using Verilog and System Verilog.
• Practiced in low-power design techniques such as clock- and power-gating.
• Extensive experience working cross-functionally with architecture, design, and verification teams to specify, design, and debug designs.
• Strong collaboration skills with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Familiarity with common on-chip bus protocols such as AMBA (AXI, AHB, APB).
• Experience in front-end implementation tasks such as synthesis, timing, area/power analysis, linting, CDC/RDC, and logic equivalence checks.
• Industry exposure to and knowledge of ASIC design methodology including familiarity with relevant scripting languages (Python, Perl, TCL).

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $129,300 and $194,700, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition.

Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits

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