Analog IC Design Engineer

Role Number: 200691120-0505

Summary

At Apple, we work every single day to craft products that enrich people’s lives. Do you love working on challenges that no one has solved yet? Do you like changing the game? We have an opportunity for a visionary and uncommonly talented IC Designer. As a member of our dynamic group, you will have the rare and rewarding opportunity to craft upcoming products that will delight and inspire millions of Apple’s customers every single day.

Description

In this role, the key responsibilities are the following: Involved in specifications of analog portions of IC. Behavioral modeling to validate architectures. Transistor-level feasibility studies for various blocks in ADC/DAC. Crafting blocks and documenting design towards formal design reviews. Drive mask design to implement layout view of designs. Top-level simulations to validate top-level integration. Defining production/bench-level test-plans. Taking lab measurements to validate analog designs. Driving/reviewing yield/lab test results to drive bug fixes. Design for ESD compliance.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum requirement of a bachelors degree.

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of ADC/DAC architectures and knowing which are suitable for given applications

• Deep knowledge of band-gaps, bias, op-amps, switched-cap circuits, LDOs, feedback and compensation techniques

• Proven expertise in the following areas:

• Significant knowledge of low noise design techniques

• Significant knowledge of high precision techniques in presence of device mismatch

• Experience in C / Matlab / Verilog modeling

• Strong device physics knowledge as it applies to analog IC designs

• Proven working experience in using spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, signal generators, etc. to validate analog designs

• Extensive experience working with production test engineers to firm up test plans and design for testability details

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