Digital Design Engineer Lead - Custom Silicon Management

Apple; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Austin, TX seeks a Digital Design Engineer Lead to drive and lead technical engagements between Apple and silicon suppliers for next-gen devices.

You will oversee architecture, implementation, verification, emulation and validation of custom silicon with cross-functional teams and external vendors. The role emphasizes delivering high-quality first silicon on aggressive schedules while pushing for design improvements and robust documentation through collaboration with internal teams

Qualifications

• Experience with FPGA emulation, silicon bring-up, characterization or debug.
• Ability to propose architecture and verify in collaboration with teams.
• Strong communication with vendors and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Architect, implement, verify, emulate and validate custom silicon.
• Trade off issues against system limitations.
• Improve engineering requirement documents for custom silicon.
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure documents meet needs.
• Coordinate with external vendors on micro-architecture, verification and emulation of custom silicon.
• Drive vendor methodologies to meet Apple standards.
• Aim for bug-free first silicon to meet ambitious schedules.

Skills

FPGA emulation

Characterization / debug

Architecture collaboration

Tools

MIPI

Soundwire

I2S

SPMI

Job description

Digital Design Engineer Lead - Custom Silicon Management

Are you a leader? 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? We have an extraordinary opportunity for senior level engineers to drive and lead technical engagements between Apple and silicon suppliers working on groundbreaking technologies.The Custom Silicon Management Group provides critical custom silicon for all mobile products including iPhone, iPad, and AppleTV. Apple is looking for remarkable Audio and Mixed Signal Digital Design Engineers to work with multi-functional teams and external vendors to define, develop and productize the next generation of devices.

Description

Imagine yourself at the center of our hardware development effort where you will collaborate with all subject areas, 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 insights, as well as work with vendors to promote efficiency in the Silicon community. We value your technical understanding of digital design principles.

Responsibilities

• Assist in architecture, implementation, verification, emulation and validation of custom silicon.
• Trade off specific issues against system limitations.
• Help improve engineering requirement specification documents for custom silicon.
• Work with internal teams to assure that documents meets needs.
• Work with external vendors in developing micro-architecture, verification and emulation of custom silicon.
• Drive vendor’s methodology to meet Apple standards.
• Target to achieve bug free first silicon to meet ambitious product schedules.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience with FPGA emulation, silicon bring-up, characterization or debug.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years relevant industry experience.
• Experience with audio and power standards such as MIPI, Soundwire, I2S and SPMI.
• Experience in the design of audio amplifier, codec and/or power converters.

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