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Principal ASIC Design Engineer

Santa Clara, CA · On-site

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Principal ASIC Design Engineer (BH-400122) Location Santa Clara, United States Sector Engineering ... Exposure to silicon bring-up and post-silicon debug. * Experience with high-performance networking ...

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Analog Design Lead - Custom Silicon Management

Cupertino, CA

Apple
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing • 10K+ employees
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$175K - $311K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Retirement

Re-posted 21 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Lead efforts to develop, integrate, characterize, and test silicon for health, camera, and connectivity programs.

  • Work with systems and platform teams to establish silicon requirements and ensure designs are verified, validated, and tested for long-term reliability.

  • Manage schedules and collaborate with vendors and multi-functional teams to deliver high-quality, on-time silicon products.

Apple rating

8.1

Company rating: 8.1 out of 10

Based on 685 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

Job description

Are you a leader? Do you want to apply your engineering background to make big things happen? Can you influence, connect, get results and communicate effectively and deliver on a predictable and dynamic schedule? We have an extraordinary opportunity for a silicon design engineer to drive and lead technical engagements between Apple and silicon suppliers working on groundbreaking technologies! The Apple Custom Silicon Management Group provides critical custom silicon for all mobile products including iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and AppleTV. We are looking for a remarkable Analog Design Lead to work with multi-functional teams and external vendors to define, develop and productize the next generation of custom silicon solutions.
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Imagine yourself at the center of our hardware development effort where you will collaborate with all disciplines, playing a strategic role of getting functional products to millions of customers quickly. As a part of the CSM (Custom Silicon Management) team responsible for the delivery of high-quality, on-time silicon, you will have responsibilities spanning all aspects of silicon design.","responsibilities":"Work on silicon spanning Health/Camera/Connectivity programs.
Working with the Systems and Platform teams to establish silicon requirements.
Leading efforts to develop, integrate, characterize, and test silicon.
Delivering first revision production worthy silicon per system requirements, on schedule.
Driving continuous improvements in analog design methodology to achieve high quality first silicon.
Working collaboratively with vendors to manage the development of new process technologies and next-generation architectures and circuit designs.
Ensuring designs are properly verified, validated, and tested for long-term reliability.
Managing schedules and supporting multi-functional engineering efforts.
Preferred Qualifications
PhD and 5+ years experience managing design teams
Experience with multiple tape-outs reaching production with first pass silicon
Ability to drive and improve design methodology to achieve high quality first silicon
Experience with FPGA emulation, silicon bring-up, characterization and debug
Able to work with multi-functional teams within Apple and external vendors across geographical boundaries to resolve architectural and implementation challenges with an eye towards schedule
Minimum Qualifications
BS degree and 10+ years relevant industry experience
Experience designing analog and/or mixed-signal IC blocks
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 $175,500 and $311,700, 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.

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Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Dynamic, intelligent people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. The same real passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our dedication to leave the world better than we found it.

Industry

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Cupertino, CA, US

Year founded

1976

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