Lead Analog IC Design Engineer — ADC/DAC Specialist

Apple; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple, Inc. seeks a visionary IC Designer to craft analog portions of ICs, including ADC/DAC blocks, with transistor-level feasibility studies and formal design reviews. You will drive mask design, top-level simulations, and production/test plans while collaborating with test engineers to validate designs and ensure ESD compliance.

The role emphasizes deep analog know-how, precision techniques, and hands-on lab measurements to deliver robust, high-performance chips for Apple products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Strong knowledge of ADC/DAC architectures and suitable applications.
• Experience with C, MATLAB or Verilog modeling.
• Experience with low-noise and high-precision analog IC design.
• Experience with production test planning and design for testability.

Responsibilities

• Involved in specifications of analog portions of IC.
• Behavioral modeling to validate architectures.
• Transistor-level feasibility studies for blocks in ADC/DAC.
• Drive mask design to implement layout view of designs.
• Top-level simulations to validate integration.
• Defining production/bench-level test plans and lab measurements.
• Drive yield/lab test results to fix issues.
• Design for ESD compliance.

Skills

ADC/DAC architectures knowledge

Low-noise design techniques

High-precision techniques

Device physics knowledge

C / Matlab modeling

Verilog modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MATLAB

Verilog

C

Spectrum analyzers

Oscilloscopes

Signal generators

Job description

Apple, Inc. seeks a visionary IC Designer to craft analog portions of ICs, including ADC/DAC blocks, with transistor-level feasibility studies and formal design reviews. You will drive mask design, top-level simulations, and production/test plans while collaborating with test engineers to validate designs and ensure ESD compliance.

The role emphasizes deep analog know-how, precision techniques, and hands-on lab measurements to deliver robust, high-performance chips for Apple products.