Circuit Design Engineer - Library

Apple Inc.; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 142,000 - 263,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apple Employee Stock Plan

Bonuses/commissions eligibility

Relocation assistance

Medical and dental coverage

Education reimbursement

Job summary

Apple Inc. in San Diego seeks a Circuit Design Engineering Lead to drive high-performance, low-power standard cells and custom circuits for next-generation SOCs. You will lead a small team and collaborate with CPU, SOC, and GPU groups to ensure timely, robust designs.

You will guide QA processes, work with foundries on DRM/PDK requirements, and plan migrations to new PDk flows while contributing to a strong, innovative design culture. Apple provides comprehensive benefits and stock programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 3+ years of experience in circuit development.
• Experience leading a small team and mentoring engineers.
• Knowledge of DRM, DRC/LVS decks, PDV flows and layout rules.
• Design experience with advanced tech node device behavior.
• Familiarity with circuit robustness analysis and scripting (Perl/TCL).

Responsibilities

• Drive development of high performance, low power standard cells.
• Develop optimal level shifters and retention designs for low power designs.
• Identify next generation ideas to improve PPA.
• Collaborate with CPU, SOC and GPU teams on chip integration.
• QA checks and method development for new design requirements.
• Coordinate with foundries on DRM compliant layout checkers and iPDK.
• Plan and drive development of new circuits and technology node enablement.
• Migrate designs to new PDK and update PDV of standard cells.

Skills

Standard cells circuit development

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

PDV flows

Perl/TCL scripting

Circuit robustness analysis

Layout rules knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Virtuoso

Job description

Do you want to utilize your engineering background to make big things happen? Can you influence, connect, get results and communicate effectively? Can you deliver on a predictable and dynamic schedule? Do you have a passion for crafting entirely new solutions? Do you love building without precedent? As part of our Digital Design Engineering group, you’ll take imaginative and revolutionary ideas and determine how to turn them into reality. You and your team will apply engineering fundamentals and start from scratch if needed, bringing visionary ideas to the real world. Your efforts will be groundbreaking, often literally. Join us, and you’ll help design the tools that allow us to bring customers experiences they’ve never before envisioned. You will be part of an exciting silicon design group that is responsible for designing state-of-the-art ASICs. We have an extraordinary opportunity for Circuit Design Engineering Lead. In this highly visible role, you will be at the heart of a processor design effort, leading custom digital circuits team and library development, making a critical impact delivering products to market quickly.

Description

Imagine yourself at the center of our SOC design effort, collaborating with all disciplines, playing a strategic role of getting functional products to millions of customers quickly. You will have the opportunity to integrate and come-up with new ideas, as well as work with a team of talented engineers. As a Circuit Design Engineering Lead for the custom circuits team, you will perform the following:

• Drive development of high performance, low power optimized standard cells to improve design PPA.
• Drive development of optimal level shifters, retention designs, etc that cater to today’s Low Power Design Requirements.
• Identify next generation of new ideas to drive PPA improvements further
• Engage with CPU, SOC and GPU teams on chip level integration requirements.
• Drive Circuit QA checks & analysis, develop new methodologies based on new design requirements.
• Work with foundries on DRM complaint layout checkers and iPDK requirements.
• Plan & drive development of designs like new circuits & tech node enablement.
• Manage migration to new PDK, PDV of standard cells & releases.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree + minimum of 3 years of experience

Preferred Qualifications

• We are looking for applicants with 3+ years of experience in Standard cells circuit development.
• Proven experience leading & mentoring a small team
• Strong influence, excellent interpersonal skills & able to work with multi-functional teams
• Knowledge of standard cell layout, DRM, DRC/LVS decks, PDV flows, Virtuoso.
• Design experience in advanced tech node device behavior with understanding of layout rules.
• Knowledge of circuit robustness analysis
• Experience in scripting in Perl and/or 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 $142,300 and $263,300, 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.
• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• retirement benefits
• a range of discounted products and free services
• 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.

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