JobsRFIC Layout Engineer
Job description
This role involves working within a wireless SOC organization focused on developing highly energy efficient wireless silicon technologies. You will collaborate with a world-class engineering team to innovate and enhance product performance. The position emphasizes layout design and verification, ensuring the integration of advanced hardware elements. You will play a key role in pushing the boundaries of wireless systems and improving user experiences globally.
Requirements
- 8+ years of related experience is required.
- Good understanding of RC delay, electromigration, and coupling is necessary.
- Ability to recognize failure-prone circuit and layout structures and work with circuit designers is essential.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work with multi-functional teams are required.
- Knowledge of layout techniques for device matching, minimizing parasitics, RF shielding, and high-frequency routing is needed.
- Experience in custom RF/analog layout for radio transceivers with knowledge of deep sub-micron CMOS is required.
- High proficiency in interpretation of CALIBRE DRC, ERC, LVS in FinFet Technology is necessary.
- Extensive knowledge of CADENCE layout tools is required.
- Capability to lead other layout engineers for top-level integration is essential.
- Scripting skills in PERL or SKILL are a plus.
Responsibilities
- Perform block level and top-level layout through full verification flow, including extraction, DRC, LVS, and DFM checking.
- Collaborate with designers on block-level and top-level floorplanning.
- Conduct layout reviews for power/gnd routing, electromigration, signal path checks, differential and IQ matching, and signal coupling.
- Manage top-level layout integration and verification schedules.
Benefits
- Employees at Apple are often offered comprehensive benefits that support physical and mental well-being—flexible medical plans, confidential counseling, onsite wellness centers at major campuses, and resources for fitness and daily life. Families typically receive fertility support, paid parental leave with gradual return, caregiving leave, and dependent-care guidance, while financial perks commonly include stock grants (with purchase discounts), 401(k) matching, and income-protection coverage. Employees also see robust time off, Apple University learning and tuition reimbursement, donation matching and paid volunteer hours, and deep product and partner discounts.
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