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FE Engineer

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San Diego, CAFull-time$157–214K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$157–214K/yr
Location
San Diego, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Apple seeks an engineer for work in San Diego, California, focused on microarchitecture definition and RTL design for high-speed communication IPs. The role includes IP integration and verification, low-power design, synthesis, and timing constraints, with collaboration across system, algorithm, and firmware teams to support performance and power efficiency. The posting requires a master's degree in a related engineering field and at least three years of relevant experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

SystemVerilog or VerilogScripting LanguagesRTL Integration and VerificationSynthesis and Timing AnalysisCDC and RDCClock and Reset DomainsRTL DesignComplex FSMsPower-Saving FeaturesIP IntegrationClock and Reset Module DesignClock GatingFabric and Bus SystemsLow-Power DesignPower GatingDVFSHigh-Speed InterfacesAXI and AHBSynthesis ToolsTiming ConstraintsLEC and LEQComputer ArchitectureSystem-on-ChipWireless Communication

Qualifications

Master's in Electrical Engineering or Related3 Years Relevant Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200691336-3543

Summary

Imagine what you can do here. Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their lives best work. Together we create products and experiences people once couldn't have imagined, and now, can't imagine living without. It's the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do.

Description

APPLE INC has the following available in San Diego, California. Microarchitecture definition. RTL design in SystemVerilog/Verilog. IP integration and verification. RTL low-power design and running tool for RTL power analysis. Running tools to ensure lint-free and CDC clean design. Synthesis and timing constraints. Collaboration with system/algorithm and firmware team to ensure performance and power efficiency. 40 hours/week. 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 $156,956 - $214,300/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

PAY & BENEFITS: 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: https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html. Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Communication Engineering, or a related field and 3 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.

  • Experience and/or education must include:

  • Utilizing System Verilog or Verilog to write RTL for the high-speed communication IPs.

  • Utilizing Scripting language (Python, Perl,TCL), including automating the RTL integration and verification, synthesis and timing analysis.

  • Utilizing CDC, RDC tools/techniques, and knowledge of multiple clock domains, multiple reset domains to fix issues.

  • Experience in RTL Design with complex FSMs and power saving features.

  • Experience in IP Integration including clock/reset module design, clock gating implementation, fabric/bus system configuration and design.

  • Low power design concepts and implementation including clock gating, power gating, and DVFS.

  • High speed interface knowledge and design(AXI/AHB bus and peripherals).

  • Utilizing Synthesis tools from Synopsys, Cadence and setting the constraints, and knowledge of LEC/LEQ.

  • Understanding of computer architecture and SOC’s.

  • Knowledge of and experience with wireless communication.

Preferred Qualifications

  • N/A

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.

How this job compares

Set against the 3,130 open Hardware Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$157–214K/yr
  • California median$146–215K/yr981 salary ranges
  • US median$135–205K/yr2,342 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $186K, is 3% above the California median midpoint ($180K) — in the middle half of Hardware Engineer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,279 open Hardware Engineer jobs in California and 3,130 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Hardware Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,611 postings).
Education
1,748 of the 3,130 open Hardware Engineer jobs (56%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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