DDR PHY Design Engineer — RTL, Timing & Silicon Bring-Up

Apple Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 122,700 - 214,300; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a DDR Design Engineer to join the DDR PHY design team in California. You will participate in all phases from concept study to silicon bring‑up, delivering high‑quality RTL and supporting verification and timing closure.

The role emphasizes RTL design using Verilog/SystemVerilog, assertion writing, and experience with DDR PHY design in a mixed‑signal environment. Apple offers competitive compensation and a broad benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering required.
• RTL design using Verilog or SystemVerilog with assertion writing is preferred.
• Experience with DDR PHY design and mixed‑signal environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform concept studies and provide direction on performance, gate count and power for various digital designs.
• Write detailed design specifications and test plans in collaboration with architecture, circuit designers and verification engineers.
• Provide high-quality RTL with assertions; use formal tools and static checkers to ensure RTL quality.
• Support design verification to ensure bug‑free first silicon; drive functional and code coverage and timing closure.
• Assist silicon bring-up, performance and power characterization.

Skills

RTL design

Verilog

SystemVerilog

Assertion writing

State machines

Data paths

Clock domain crossing

Logic synthesis

Timing constraints

DFT

Unified Power Format

DDR PHY design

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Apple Inc. is seeking a DDR Design Engineer to join the DDR PHY design team in California. You will participate in all phases from concept study to silicon bring‑up, delivering high‑quality RTL and supporting verification and timing closure.

The role emphasizes RTL design using Verilog/SystemVerilog, assertion writing, and experience with DDR PHY design in a mixed‑signal environment. Apple offers competitive compensation and a broad benefits package.