Digital Circuit Design Engineer

$112,300 - $168,500/Yr

Apple - San Diego, CA

Full-time - Entry Level

San Diego, CA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The role involves joining a world-class Digital Design Engineering group to transform imaginative ideas into reality, focusing on Standard Cell Design Methodology and Flow Engineering. The position is critical in processor design efforts, collaborating with teams to deliver quality products efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Interface with internal CAD team for planning production flows and with foundry on PDK requirements.
• Collaborate with technology team on new process requirements and work with design/CAD team to enable relevant tools/flows.
• Implement sophisticated digital blocks in Verilog/SystemVerilog, and run simulations or formal checks for verification.
• Use data analysis techniques and/or sophisticated Machine Learning models to study circuit trends in timing, power, and area, and detect quality issues in large datasets.

Requirements

• Flow automation skills in standard cells development and integration to improve execution efficiency.
• Knowledge of Verilog/SystemVerilog, UDPs, Verilog simulation, and formal verification.
• Exposure to Design For Test, scan concept, and writing DFT friendly RTL.
• Data analysis and ML knowledge to study data trends and perform QA on big datasets with automation.
• Proficiency in using Python/Perl/TCL.
• Experience with various EDA tools for synthesis, place-route, and Liberty format.

Nice-to-haves

• Great interpersonal skills to champion initiatives internally and externally, and for effective communication with executive management and external partners.
• Familiarity with foundry ecosystem and benchmarking practices.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• Discounted products and free services
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition
• Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
• Relocation assistance