ASIC Design Engineer - Pixel IP ANE

Apple Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 278,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock programs

RSU awards

Stock Purchase Plan

Medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Product discounts

Education expense reimbursement

Discretionary bonuses

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Sunnyvale seeks an experienced ANE design/integration engineer to advance RTL designs for high-speed subsystems within the Pixel IP ANE team.

You will collaborate with architecture, verification, power, and physical design groups to ensure robust performance and testability across Apple Neural Engine projects. The role requires deep knowledge of computer architecture, bus topologies (AMBA), and strong experience in synthesis, timing, and DFT/BIST interfaces.

Qualifications

• BS + 3 years of experience
• Extensive knowledge of AMBA bus topology
• Experience with large, high-speed compute systems
• Good knowledge base on Clock Domain Crossing designs
• Experience with Synthesis
• Experience with Static Timing Analysis
• Experience working with Power Intent

Responsibilities

• Do RTL design on high-speed, high-performance subsystem.
• Collaborate with design verification and formal verification teams to fully verify design and performance.
• Work with physical design and static timing teams to produce high-quality netlists through synthesis.
• Analyze clock domain crossing designs for correctness.
• Collaborate with DFT and BIST teams to ensure the design can be fully tested.

Skills

RTL design

Clock domain crossing

AMBA bus protocols

Synthesis

Static timing analysis

DFT/BIST

Power integrity

Education

BS degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Synthesis tools

Formal verification tools

Power analysis tools

Job description

Are you interested in working on complex, high performance machine learning system? As part of our Hardware Technologies group, you’ll help to design our next-generation Apple Neural Engine. You will work on designs that will contribute to the future generation of products on AI/ML aspect, that will be used by millions! As AI and ML are making a huge difference in our life, joining our team and contribute to this trailblazing field with high growth.In this is a highly visible role, you’ll be able to collaborate with many cross-functional teams, making impactful differences to Apple products.

Description

As part of the Pixel IP ANE design and integration engineer in pixel IP team, you will work closely with different cross functional team, including architecture, verification, power, physical design and more. Extensive knowledge of computer architecture is required, including bus topologies and protocols, such as AMBA.This role includes the following tasks:- Doing RTL design on high speed, high performance subsystem.- Working with design verification and formal verification teams to fully verify design and performance- Working with physical design and static timing team to produce high quality netlist through synthesis.- Analyze clock domain crossing design for correctness- Working with DFT, and BIST team to ensure design can be fully tested.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS + 3 years of experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of bus topology, such as AMBA is required.
• Experience working on large, high speed, compute system
• Good knowledge base on Clock Domain Crossing designs
• Experience with Synthesis
• Experience with Static Timing Analysis
• Experience working with Power Intent

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 $150,400 and $277,600, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Benefits

• 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.
• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage.
• Retirement benefits.
• A range of discounted products and free services.
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition.
• Discretionary bonuses or commission payments.
• Relocation assistance.

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