Signal Integrity Engineer – Memory Interface

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Francisco, CA
Salary: $126,800–$220,900 / yr
Posted: 45 days ago

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Below market

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This role $174k

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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 · Signal Integrity Engineer – Memory Interface

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As a Signal Integrity Engineer at Apple’s SOC development team, you will focus on memory interface signal integrity for mobile devices, covering design from package to board. Your daily tasks include electrical and physical design of memory systems, extraction and validation of packages, collaboration with circuit and controller teams for optimization, SI and PI modeling, simulation, characterization, and test plan execution for validation. You will also work closely with product engineering and system engineering to debug and improve yield. Essential skills include experience in signal and power integrity issues, familiarity with lab equipment like VNAs and real-time scopes, proficiency in 3D/2D EM simulations, and strong Python coding abilities enhanced by AI tools. This role demands expertise in optimizing IO settings and conducting feasibility studies for new signaling schemes, ensuring tight timing and voltage specifications are met across various components of the memory system.

Skills

Python VNA TDR real-time_scope spectrum_analyzer 3D_EM_simulation_tools 2D_EM_simulation_tools transmission_line_theory generative_AI_coding_assistants

What you'll do

Conduct end-to-end signal integrity and power integrity simulations of memory systems.
Provide feedback and guidelines for silicon floorplan, package, system design teams.
Develop optimal IO settings and design guidelines for cross-functional teams.
Perform feasibility studies for next generation signaling schemes.
Correlate simulation results with actual silicon measurements.

What we're looking for

MSEE + 5 years of industry experience or Ph.D. in relevant field
Extensive experience with signal and power integrity issues in memory interfaces
Experience in package/board design analysis, PI/SI methodology development, and lab validation
Proficiency in using lab equipment like VNA, TDR, real-time scopes, spectrum analyzers
Strong fundamentals in 3D/2D EM simulation tools and transmission line theory
Expertise in Python with foundational coding skills and AI coding assistants

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