The FPGA Prototyping Design Engineer will be part of Apple's wireless silicon development team, focusing on the design and implementation of Wireless SoCs with custom hardware accelerators. This role emphasizes collaboration with SoC architects and IP developers to meet power, performance, and area goals for Apple devices. The engineer will also define processes and methodologies for complex SoC designs while ensuring validation and coverage goals are met. A strong emphasis is placed on delivering high-quality designs in a fast-paced environment.

• Bachelor's degree plus 10 years of relevant experience.
• Proven experience with design and verification using Verilog/SystemVerilog.
• Experience with bring up, debugging, and verification on Xilinx FPGA.
• Good understanding of CDC and FPGA timing constraints.
• Experience with Linux environment.
• Good understanding of I2C/SPI/UART protocols.
• Experience debugging with ILA.
• Experience in designing using Vivado IP integrator.
• Experience with high-speed SERDES or PCIe.
• Experience in FPGA development for wireless applications.
• Understanding of wireless standards, such as IEEE 802.11 and Bluetooth.
• Experience with single or multi-FPGA platforms, specifically Synopsys HAPS.
• Experience writing 'make' based build systems.
• Programming skills in Python and Tcl, with AI-assisted coding experience.
• Experience with Git, Perforce, or TeamCity.
• FW development and debugging experience with ARM processor is a plus.

• Develop Wireless SoCs with custom hardware accelerators and ARM-based sub-systems.
• Integrate industry standard and custom hardware IP into SoCs.
• Collaborate with SoC architects and IP developers to achieve design goals.
• Define processes, methods, and tools for the design and implementation of complex SoCs.
• Develop and maintain methodology and flow checks for designs.
• Interact with the verification team to ensure validation and coverage goals are met.
• Ensure security assumptions for the chip are accurately implemented.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary groups to deliver designs on time and with high quality.

• 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.