RFIC Layout Engineer: High-Performance RF/Analog Design

Apple Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 218,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. Sunnyvale seeks a RF layout engineer to craft transistor‑level layouts for RF/analog blocks, including LNA, mixers, PLL, and power amplifiers, driving high-performance wireless silicon.

Collaborate across design teams to ensure top-level integration, layout review, and verification, with emphasis on electromigration, RC delay, and matching. The role offers competitive compensation and a broad set of Apple benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Understanding of RC delay, electromigration, and coupling.
• Ability to recognize failure-prone circuit and layout structures.
• Good communication and cross-functional teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Detailed transistor-level layout of RF/analog blocks incl. LNA, mixers, PLL, LO, modulators, PAs, ADC/DAC, filters.
• Top-level layout integration and verification, schedule management.

Skills

RF layout

Analog layout

Cadence tools

PERL

SKILL scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CALIBRE

Cadence layout tools

Job description

Apple Inc. Sunnyvale seeks a RF layout engineer to craft transistor‑level layouts for RF/analog blocks, including LNA, mixers, PLL, and power amplifiers, driving high-performance wireless silicon.

Collaborate across design teams to ensure top-level integration, layout review, and verification, with emphasis on electromigration, RC delay, and matching. The role offers competitive compensation and a broad set of Apple benefits.