High-Speed SerDes Analog Design Engineer

Apple Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. seeks talented Analog Mixed-Signal designers to join our high-speed SerDes team.

You will develop and evaluate AMS IP blocks for SerDes PHY, collaborating with architecture, SIPI, packaging, and board design to deliver best-in-class IPs for Apple’s SOC. You will push transistor-level implementations, drive layout supervision, and use tools like SystemVerilog, MATLAB, and Python for modeling and validation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Strong understanding of analog mixed-signal design and high-speed serial links.
• Experience with Bandgap, biasing circuits, LDO regulators, amplifiers, comparators, switched-cap circuits, ADCs, DACs, oscillators and filters.
• Familiarity with mismatch mitigation, linearity, stability, low-noise techniques.
• Knowledge of digitally assisted analog design concepts and LMS adaptive loops.
• Experience with high-speed digital circuits and SerDes protocols.
• Knowledge of CDR architectures; lab testing experience.
• Proficiency in SystemVerilog, MATLAB and Python for modeling and verification.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-performance AMS IPs for SerDes PHY.
• Evaluate circuit topologies for product requirements and implement transistor-level designs.
• Drive layout view and mask design in collaboration with SOC teams.
• Provide behavioral modeling and simulations to meet quality standards.
• Coordinate cross-functional work with architecture, packaging, board design and DFT.
• Assist in lab characterization and measurement of high-speed I/O outputs.

Skills

Analog Mixed-Signal

High-speed SerDes

Bandgap & Biasing

LDO Regulators

Amplifiers

Comparators

Switched-capacitor Circuits

ADCs

DACs

Oscillators

Filters

Mismatch Mitigation

Linearity

Stability

Low-noise Techniques

Digital-assisted Analog

LMS Adaptive Loops

High-speed Digital Circuits

CTLE DFE De-emphasis

CDR Architectures

Lab Testing

SerDes Protocols (PCIe/USB/DP)

Scripting & Automation

SystemVerilog

MATLAB

Python

FinFET CMOS

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Primetime

Nanotime

Job description

Apple Inc. seeks talented Analog Mixed-Signal designers to join our high-speed SerDes team.

You will develop and evaluate AMS IP blocks for SerDes PHY, collaborating with architecture, SIPI, packaging, and board design to deliver best-in-class IPs for Apple’s SOC. You will push transistor-level implementations, drive layout supervision, and use tools like SystemVerilog, MATLAB, and Python for modeling and validation.