Senior SERDES Micro Architect – High-Speed IP Design

Apple Inc.; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 292,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock programs

RSUs

Employee stock purchase plan

Medical & dental coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Waltham, Massachusetts, seeks a self-motivated SERDES Micro Architect to define the micro-architecture of analog mixed-signal IPs for our next-generation silicon. You will review firmware, analog and digital circuits, and verify performance requirements.

You will lead debugging during system bring-up, collaborate with evaluation and design verification teams, and work with signal integrity to shape system requirements for power and performance.

Qualifications

• BS and a minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience.
• Experience leading the definition of high-speed SERDES receiver, transmitter, and clocking blocks.
• Deep understanding of adaptation and optimization algorithms.
• Deep understanding of communications and information theory.
• Proficiency in equalizers, timing recovery and system identification.
• Proficiency in DSP concepts and applications.
• Familiarity with mixed-signal modeling in Python/MATLAB/C/C++.
• Experience in system design and performance tradeoff.
• Familiarity with simulation tools for analog, digital, and/ or mixed-signal circuits.
• Familiarity with Machine Learning concepts.
• Experience in firmware or embedded software development is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define the Micro Architecture of analog mixed-signal IPs with emphasis on SERDES design.
• Review firmware code, analog and digital circuits and verify design meets performance requirements.
• Collaborate with silicon evaluation and design verification teams to define expected behavior.
• Lead the debug effort in system bring up and factory test.
• Work with signal integrity engineers to determine system requirements.

Skills

SERDES design

Analog/mixed-signal

DSP concepts

Machine learning basics

System identification

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Python

MATLAB

C/C++

Job description

Apple Inc. in Waltham, Massachusetts, seeks a self-motivated SERDES Micro Architect to define the micro-architecture of analog mixed-signal IPs for our next-generation silicon. You will review firmware, analog and digital circuits, and verify performance requirements.

You will lead debugging during system bring-up, collaborate with evaluation and design verification teams, and work with signal integrity to shape system requirements for power and performance.