RFIC Design Engineer

Apple; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,300 - 181,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Employee stock purchase plan

Reimbursement for educational expenses

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking an RFIC Design Engineer in Los Angeles to design state-of-the-art CMOS radios. You will be part of a dynamic team responsible for analog block design, layout oversight, and characterizing products in a fast-paced environment. Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree and RF design experience. This role offers a competitive salary range of $120,300 to $181,200, comprehensive benefits, and potential for bonuses. Join us to make a significant impact on the development of next-generation wireless technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience in RF/analog and mixed-signal design in RF CMOS.
• Familiarity with RF transceiver architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design analog and/or RFIC blocks.
• Oversee layout verification for successful tape-out.
• Characterize design and debug early-stage issues.
• Define system requirements with the team.
• Understand technology node performance limits.

Skills

RF/analog design experience

Mixed-signal design experience

Analog design concepts

CMOS device physics

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso

Spectre RF

Job description

Overview

Come and join Apple’s growing wireless silicon development team. Our wireless SoC organization is responsible for all aspects of wireless silicon development, emphasizing highly energy-efficient design and new technologies that transform the user experience at the product level. All of this is driven by a world-class vertically integrated engineering team spanning RF/Analog architecture and design, Systems/PHY/MAC architecture and design, VLSI/RTL design and integration, Emulation, Design Verification, Test and Validation, and FW/SW engineering.

Description

The Wireless SoC Radio Team architects, designs and delivers state-of-art CMOS radios, from RF-to-bits. To deliver these radios, our team is responsible for the design of a wide range of RF, analog, and mixed-signal blocks, such as integrated PAs and LNAs, data converters, mixers, baseband filters, phase-locked loops, crystal oscillators, wideband LDOs and bandgap references. As an RFIC design engineer, you will be at the center of this wireless SoC design group. You will have a critical impact on developing Apple’s state-of-the-art radios and getting them into hundreds of millions of products. In this highly visibility role, and as part of our team, you will have responsibilities on researching, designing and bringing the next-generation of wireless technologies into high-volume production in advanced CMOS technology nodes.

Responsibilities

• Design of analog and/or RFIC blocks.
• Overseeing the layout and verifying the design to ensure a successful tape-out.
• Overseeing the test and characterization of the design, and debugging issues that may arise from early development stages through productization.
• Working with the system team to define the requirements for RF and baseband blocks based on the system requirements.
• Working with the technology team to understand the capabilities and limits of the technology node to achieve the optimum performance.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum requirement of a bachelor’s degree.
• RF/analog and mixed signal design experience in RF CMOS design.

Preferred Qualifications

• RFIC circuit design.
• Direct tape-out experience with one or more of the following blocks: RF front-end circuits, PA, LNA, mixer, oscillator, PLL, LO, VGA, filter, ADC/DAC, TIA or other baseband analog blocks in deep sub-micron CMOS technology.
• Deep understanding of analog design concepts such as analysis of noise, linearity, mismatch, stability, and other analog impairments.
• Deep understanding of CMOS device physics, RF device modeling, device noise parameters, inductor modeling, and circuit layout for optimum RF performance.
• Familiarity with various RF transceiver architectures and their trade-offs.
• Familiarity with Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre RF, EMX and similar tools.
• Experience in Si characterization and debug.

Pay & Benefits

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 $120,300 and $181,200, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.