Digital SRAM Circuit Design & Debug Engineer
Location
Cupertino, CA | United States
Job description
Do you have a passion for crafting entirely new solutions? As part of our Digital group, you’ll take imaginative and revolutionary ideas and determine how to turn them into reality! You and your team will apply engineering fundamentals and start from scratch if needed, bringing forward-thinking ideas to the real world. Your efforts will be groundbreaking. Join us, and you’ll help design the tools that allow us to bring customers experiences they’ve never before envisioned!
You will join an exciting silicon design group that is responsible for designing innovative ASICs. We have an extraordinary opportunity for a circuit design engineer to lead the debug of advanced custom digital megacells (SRAM memories, on-chip sensors, ML accelerators data path) and enable successful ramp of our SOCs.
Key Qualifications
- We are looking for applicants with design experience in advanced technology nodes.
- Design and implement custom digital circuits for SRAM design
- Experience in one or multiple of the following areas is highly desirable: SRAM circuits, custom circuit design.
- Deep understanding of deep sub-micron device physics, leakage mechanisms, technology interactions with device behavior.
- Ability to conduct experiments during silicon debug, gathering & analyzing data; and applying scripting to support efficient handling of ATE data.
- Understanding of CPU architecture is a plus.
- Ability to work seamlessly with multi-functional teams and bring results
- Experience in scripting languages (Python /Perl or others) and CAD automation tools.
- Knowledge of industry standard circuit and design tools.
Description
Imagine yourself at the center of our SOC design effort, collaborating with all fields, with a critical impact and playing a strategic role of getting functional products to millions of customers quickly.
In this highly visible role you will work on design of custom SRAM circuit design and support custom circuit debug efforts. Collaborating with multi-functional teams on critical impact issues. In addition to the design you will be supporting the following -
Drive the silicon debug effort involving digital circuits.
Design of experiments to root cause silicon issues.
Engage with chess functional teams to plan the silicon characterization for the test chips and product chips.
Perform design analysis, modeling/simulation, spice simulation, statistical analysis and silicon bring up.
Work closely with the systems lab to reproduce the circuit behavior using MBIST, functional diagnosis.
Synthesize large volume of data and draw meaningful insights.
Education & Experience
BS and a minimum of 3 years relevant industry experience
Additional Requirements
Pay & Benefits
- At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $132,300.00 and $241,500.00, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits. Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program. Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.
Imagine yourself at the center of our SOC design effort, collaborating with all fields, with a critical impact and playing a strategic role of getting functional products to millions of customers quickly.
In this highly visible role you will work on design of custom SRAM circuit design and support custom circuit debug efforts. Collaborating with multi-functional teams on critical impact issues. In addition to the design you will be supporting the following -
Drive the silicon debug effort involving digital circuits.
Design of experiments to root cause silicon issues.
Engage with chess functional teams to plan the silicon characterization for the test chips and product chips.
Perform design analysis, modeling/simulation, spice simulation, statistical analysis and silicon bring up.
Work closely with the systems lab to reproduce the circuit behavior using MBIST, functional diagnosis.
Synthesize large volume of data and draw meaningful insights. BS and a minimum of 3 years relevant industry experience
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