IC Designer, Power Management

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Salary: $175,500–$311,700 / yr
Posted: 83 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · IC Designer, Power Management

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IC Designer - Power Management The IC Designer - Power Management joins a team focused on developing sophisticated power management solutions for products. This role involves transistor-level designs of various blocks, including DC-DC converters and auxiliary IPs like buck, boost, buck-boost, charge pumps, chargers, and LDOs. Responsibilities include conducting early feasibility studies, performing simulations, managing layout collaterals, and optimizing for power, area, and performance. The designer must develop subcell and IP-level simulations, define production plans, and perform bench measurements using spectrum analyzers and oscilloscopes. Required skills include analog IC design CAD tools, device physics knowledge, and modeling in Matlab, VerilogA, Python, or C. The work addresses complex power systems problems, involving mixed signal circuits, filters, data converters, references, and clock circuits while ensuring ESD compliance.

Skills

Analog IC Design DC-DC Converters Buck Boost Mixed Signal Transistor-level Design VerilogA Python Matlab C CAD Tools Oscilloscope Spectrum Analyzer Signal Generator ESD Compliance Layout Simulation

What you'll do

Perform transistor-level designs for DC-DC converters and related auxiliary IPs.
Conduct early feasibility studies for new concepts through implementation, simulation, and layout.
Optimize power, area, and performance for power management IC designs.
Develop subcell and IP-level simulations to validate circuit designs.
Define production and bench evaluation plans for post-silicon activities.
Take bench measurements using oscilloscopes and signal generators to validate IC designs.
Review bench and production test results to identify and drive bug fixes.
Complete designs ensuring full compliance with ESD requirements.

What we're looking for

BS degree in a relevant field.
Minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience.
3+ years of experience in industry for ICs going into production (preferred).
Proven experience with optimization of voltage regulator high-level architecture and low-level circuits (preferred).
Familiarity with buck, boost, LDOs, bandgaps, bias, comparators, and op-amps (preferred).
Knowledge of electrical characteristics and physical construction of capacitors and inductors (preferred).
Knowledge of device physics regarding analog and power, including transistor operation and parasitics (preferred).
Experience with analog IC design CAD tools, analysis flows, and modeling in Matlab, VerilogA, Python, or C (preferred).