Cellular ASIC Design Engineer

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Salary: $184,700–$324,800 / yr
Posted: 149 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company known for designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and online services, including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and App Store. Industry: Consumer Electronics & Software

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TL;DR · Cellular ASIC Design Engineer

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As a Cellular ASIC Design Engineer within the Hardware Technologies group, you will design, optimize, and manufacture high-performance, power-efficient cellular chips and system-on-chips in advanced process technologies like 3nm and 2nm. You will develop methodologies for area efficiency, power optimization, and design technology co-optimization while managing synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure, and signoff processes. Your daily work involves creating automation scripts, performing Spice simulations for PVT corners, and conducting power analysis using tools like RedHawk or Voltus. You will collaborate with IP and CAD teams to improve PPA metrics and implement voltage scaling techniques. The role requires proficiency in Python, Perl, TCL, and C/C++, along with experience in RTL to GDS flows. You will solve complex technical challenges related to scaling bottlenecks and power-performance curves for next-generation mobile communication hardware.

Skills

VLSI RTL to GDSII Synthesis Place and Route DFT Python TCL Perl C/C++ Unix Shell Hspice Finesim Spectre RedHawk SeaHawk Voltus SoC

What you'll do

Develop and optimize design methodologies for synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure, and signoff processes.
Create scripts and automation tools using Python, Perl, or TCL to improve design productivity.
Perform design technology co-optimization to identify scaling trends and bottlenecks in advanced nodes.
Conduct Spice simulations and STA correlation to validate PVT corners for complex SoCs.
Implement power optimization techniques including clock gating, power gating, and dynamic voltage scaling.
Analyze design databases and silicon validation data to improve overall performance, area, and cost metrics.
Drive DFT methodology improvements including scan insertion, ATPG, and built-in self-test strategies.
Apply machine learning modeling for advanced design optimization and predictive analysis of hardware data.

What we're looking for

Minimum of a Bachelor's degree and 10 years of relevant industry experience.
VLSI background with hands-on experience in RTL to GDSII flows.
Experience optimizing Power, Performance, Area, and Cost for SoCs.
Experience with SoC power flows and Vmin optimization.
Expertise in Design Technology Co-optimization to solve scaling bottlenecks in new technology nodes.
Ability to perform rapid prototyping and scripting of methodologies and test chip block implementations.
Proficiency in programming languages including Python, Perl, TCL, Unix shell, and C/C++.
Ability to apply data science and ML analytics for frontend, backend, and post-silicon data analysis.