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Apple

RTL Design Engineer

Melbourne, FL

You will work with a variety of flows fundamental to modern silicon engineering: modeling and ... You will work to specify, design, verify, and support lab bring-up of sophisticated digital and ...

Intel Corporation

Silicon Packaging Design Engineer

Phoenix, AZ · On-site

$135K/yr

  • Medical

  • Retirement

  • PTO

Intel seeks a motivated and innovative Silicon Packaging Design Engineer to join our team, driving the end-to-end development of silicon interposer and bridge designs that define the future of ...

Intel

Silicon Packaging Design Engineer

Hillsboro, OR · On-site

$148K/yr

  • Medical

  • Retirement

  • PTO

Intel seeks a motivated and innovative Silicon Packaging Design Engineer to join our team, driving the end-to-end development of silicon interposer and bridge designs that define the future of ...

Intel

Silicon Packaging Design Engineer

Phoenix, AZ · On-site

$135K/yr

  • Medical

  • Retirement

  • PTO

Intel seeks a motivated and innovative Silicon Packaging Design Engineer to join our team, driving the end-to-end development of silicon interposer and bridge designs that define the future of ...

Apple

RTL Design Engineer

Melbourne, FL · On-site

You will work with a variety of flows fundamental to modern silicon engineering: modeling and ... You will work to specify, design, verify, and support lab bring-up of sophisticated digital and ...

Apple

RTL Design Engineer

Cary, NC · On-site

You will work with a variety of flows fundamental to modern silicon engineering: modeling and ... You will work to specify, design, verify, and support lab bring-up of sophisticated digital and ...

Apple

RTL Design Engineer

Cary, NC

You will work with a variety of flows fundamental to modern silicon engineering: modeling and ... You will work to specify, design, verify, and support lab bring-up of sophisticated digital and ...

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As of Aug 13, 2026, the average yearly pay for silicon design engineer in the United States is $88,150.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $68,000.00 and $98,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a silicon design engineer?

Silicon Design Engineers are professionals who design and develop integrated circuits (ICs) and semiconductor devices, commonly known as 'chips.' They use specialized software tools to create, simulate, and verify the layouts and functionalities of these microchips, which are essential components in electronic devices. Their work ensures that chips are efficient, reliable, and meet the performance requirements for products such as smartphones, computers, and automotive systems. Silicon Design Engineers often collaborate with hardware and software teams to deliver innovative semiconductor solutions.

What are some common challenges faced by silicon design engineers in the development cycle?

Silicon Design Engineers often encounter challenges such as meeting tight deadlines while ensuring design accuracy and managing complex verification processes. Navigating frequent changes in project specifications and collaborating across cross-functional teams—including software, hardware, and verification—can add layers of complexity. Additionally, balancing power, performance, and area (PPA) trade-offs requires careful analysis and iterative optimization throughout the design cycle.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a silicon design engineer?

To thrive as a Silicon Design Engineer, you need a strong background in electrical engineering, digital logic design, and semiconductor fundamentals, typically supported by a relevant degree. Proficiency with hardware description languages (such as Verilog or VHDL), EDA tools (like Synopsys or Cadence), and knowledge of ASIC or FPGA design flows is essential. Attention to detail, problem-solving abilities, and effective teamwork are key soft skills that set top performers apart. These skills and qualities are crucial for ensuring reliable silicon designs, meeting project requirements, and collaborating efficiently in complex engineering environments.
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Infographic showing various Silicon Design Engineer job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% Internship, 88% Full Time, 6% Part Time, and 5% Contract. Highlights an 84% Physical, 5% Hybrid, and 11% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $88,150 per year, or $42.4 per hour.

RTL Design Engineer

Apple

Melbourne, FL

Full-time

Re-posted 12 days ago

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Company rating: 8.0 out of 10

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Job description

At Apple, we work every day to craft products that enrich people’s lives. If you’re passionate about taking on unsolved challenges, we have a great opportunity for a results-oriented and highly motivated RTL Design Engineer. Are you looking to expand your chip design career and challenge yourself in a technical and multi-disciplinary endeavor? If so, this is an exciting position in the world class Apple mixed-signal silicon design team!
This role will build upon your solid foundation in digital logic circuits while introducing mixed signal and analog circuit design and features. You will work with a variety of flows fundamental to modern silicon engineering: modeling and integrating high-performance mixed-signal and analog IPs into high-speed digital circuits. This is an excellent opportunity to gain valuable experience in software methods and analysis, which are increasingly crucial across the semiconductor industry.
As a member of our dynamic team, you will have the exceptional opportunity to help create the next generation of products that will delight and inspire millions of Apple customers every day. You will work to specify, design, verify, and support lab bring-up of sophisticated digital and mixed-signal circuits.
Description
In this job you will be responsible for specifying and/or micro-architecting digital blocks in sophisticated mixed-signal circuits. You will be responsible for RTL coding of blocks specified by you or others. You will also participate in the design verification and bring-up of such blocks by writing meaningful assertions, debugging code, and otherwise interacting with the design verification team. You will contribute to the lab bring-up of those circuits by potentially writing test scripts, analyzing lab data, proposing experiments, etc.
Preferred Qualifications
Proven knowledge of RTL design, Verilog and SystemVerilog
Deep knowledge of front-end tools (Verilog simulators, linters, CDC, RDC, LEQ, UPF)
Low power design methodologies and techniques to reduce dynamic and static IC power
ECO design flows and methodologies
Proven understanding of mixed signal concepts and experience with analog circuit behavioral modeling
Proven knowledge of synthesis, static timing and DFT
Proven knowledge of SystemVerilog assertions, checkers, and other design verification techniques
Knowledge of scripting languages (i.e. Perl, JSON and Python)
Using GenAI tools (e.g., large language models, AI-assisted code generation) to design, validate, and optimize SystemVerilog RTL code
Digital signal processing fundamentals including signal processing concepts
Strong communication and presentation skills
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering.

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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.

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Cupertino, CA, US

Year founded

1976

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