IP Engineer

Apple Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 176,000 - 312,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental

Retirement benefits

Discounted products and free services

Tuition reimbursement for education

Stock purchase plan

Discretionary bonuses or commissions

Relocation

Job summary

Apple Inc. in the San Francisco Bay Area is seeking an experienced Analog Mixed Signal IP Engineer to own and drive the integration of external IP blocks into next-generation mobile devices. You will partner with cross-functional teams to ensure high quality and timely delivery.

The role demands a strong background in analog IC design, with hands-on experience across LDO/ADC/DAC/PLL and related circuits, as well as collaboration with vendors and foundries. Occasional travel may be required.

Qualifications

• BSEE or MSEE with 10+ years in analog IC design.
• Experience with external vendor IP integration.

Responsibilities

• Define and specify requirements for analog IP provided by external vendors
• Drive technical discussions with vendors and foundries
• Supervise IP design, characterization, and debug
• Review and sign off of IP design/tools/flow/collaterals, test plans, characterization reports
• Support Apple IP integration teams including front-end design, design verification, physical design, DFT, TE/PE, SIPI
• Support Apple system teams with product integration, HW/SW bring up, and debug

Skills

LDO

ADC

DAC

PLL

Serdes

Bandgap reference

Filter design

Switched capacitor

Education

BSEE/MSEE

Tools

Analog design tools

Job description

San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States Hardware

At Apple, we work every single day to craft products that enrich people’s lives. Do you love working on challenges that no one has solved yet? Do you like changing the game? We have an opportunity for a forward-thinking and especially motivated Analog Mixed Signal IP Engineer! As a member of our dynamic group, you will have the rare and great opportunity to work on upcoming products that will delight and encourage millions of Apple’s customers every day!

Description

In this highly visible role, you will take ownership of analog IP provided by external vendors. Your job is to assure that the IP is meeting Apple's high quality standards and gets flawlessly integrated in industry leading mobile devices. The role involves working closely with different cross functional teams within Apple as well as external vendors. Occasional travel might be required.

Responsibilities

• Define and specify requirements for analog IP provided by external vendors
• Drive technical discussions with vendors and foundries
• Supervise IP design, characterization, and debug
• Review and sign off of IP design/tools/flow/collaterals, test plans, characterization reports
• Support Apple IP integration teams including front-end design, design verification, physical design, DFT, TE/PE, SIPI
• Support Apple system teams with product integration, HW/SW bring up, and debug

Minimum Qualifications

• BSEE/MSEE plus a minimum 10 years of experience in analog IC design.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on design expertise in at least 3 of the following areas: LDO, ADC, DAC, PLL, Serdes, bandgap reference, filter design, switched capacitor circuit design
• Solid understanding of transistor device characteristics, especially in advanced CMOS processes
• Solid understanding of power, area and performance trade-off in mixed-signal designs
• Knowledge of analog IC design flow and tools
• Multidisciplinary; being able to work on a large range of analog related topics
• Experience with standards like PCI Express, MIPI, USB or DisplayPort is a plus
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong initiative and ownership of responsibilities, productive, able to meet aggressive deadlines

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 $175,500 and $311,700, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Benefits

• 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,
• Apple shareholder opportunity through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs
• eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards,
• purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation

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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