Custom Circuit RTL Design Engineer

Apple; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 283,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Custom RTL Designer, where your innovative ideas will transform into reality! In this pivotal role, you will design and implement advanced RTL models for custom digital circuits, particularly SRAM arrays. Collaborating with a talented team, you will ensure that products reach millions of customers swiftly. This exciting position offers the chance to be at the forefront of hardware development, making a significant impact in the tech industry. With comprehensive benefits and opportunities for growth, your contributions will shape the future of technology.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical coverage

Dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Discounted products

Free services

Educational reimbursement

Employee stock purchase plan

Discretionary bonuses

Relocation assistance

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in RTL design, particularly with SRAM and register files.
• Proficient in Verilog, System Verilog, and VHDL.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement behavioral RTL models for custom SRAM arrays.
• Collaborate with teams to verify functionality and integrate designs.

Skills

Behavioral and Structural RTL Coding

Verilog

System Verilog

VHDL

Simulation and Waveform Debugging

Regression Control Tools

Custom Circuit Design

SRAM Design

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

ESPCV

LEC

Job description

Summary

Do you have a passion for crafting entirely new solutions? 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 forward-thinking 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 pioneering ASICs. In this role as a Custom RTL designer, you will be working with the custom circuits team to implement behavioral and structural RTL models of advanced custom digital circuits, translate specifications in assertions models, and verify equivalence of the RTL models to circuits. You will be at the heart of a processor design effort, making a critical impact delivering products to market quickly.

Key Qualifications

• We are looking for applicants with knowledge of behavioral and structural RTL coding especially as it pertains to SRAM and register file designs.
• Knowledge of industry standard design and verification tools, such as ESPCV and/or LEC.
• Knowledge of Verilog, System Verilog and/or VHDL, and experience with simulators and waveform debugging tools.
• Knowledge of regression and revision control tools.
• Basic knowledge of viewing and understanding custom circuit schematics.
• Knowledge of custom circuit and SRAM design is a plus.

Description

Imagine yourself at the center of our hardware development effort. Where you will collaborate with several fields, 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 hard-working engineers. As a Custom RTL Designer for the custom digital team, you will perform the following:

• Design and implement behavioral RTL models for various custom SRAM arrays.
• Work with logic/architecture team to determine specifications and assertions for custom SRAM arrays.
• Work closely with the custom circuit team to review schematics and understand how the RTL must model it.
• Work closely with DV teams to verify functionality.
• Work with SOC teams to successfully integrate custom RTL design into chip.

Education & Experience

BS and a minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience.

Pay & Benefits

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 $160,700 and $282,500, 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.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

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