The Mixed-signal Behavioral Modeling Engineer position at Apple offers an exciting opportunity for individuals early in their chip design careers. The role involves working within the mixed-signal silicon design team to develop a strong foundation in custom analog and high-speed digital circuits. The engineer will collaborate with circuit design and verification teams to create efficient SystemVerilog behavioral models for high-level simulations. This position emphasizes the importance of simulation, software methods, and optimization in various fields.

• Bachelor's degree with 0 years of relevant experience
• Excellent knowledge of digital logic gates, clocking, and state elements
• Excellent knowledge of Verilog/SystemVerilog with the ability to write behavioral code
• Ability to read custom circuit schematics and understand functionality
• Solid understanding of logic and behavioral simulations
• Basics of passive and active circuit elements, voltage and current sources, and analog blocks like amplifiers, ADCs, DACs, and Comparators
• Basics of SPICE circuit simulations
• Basics of timing synchronous digital logic
• Familiarity with writing scripts in PERL/Python and basic algorithms is a strong plus
• Familiarity with blocks such as PLLs, DLLs, and SERDES is a strong plus
• Basics of digital signal processing and numerical analysis is a plus
• Basics of probability and statistical basics is a plus

• Translate custom mixed-signal circuit schematics into efficient SystemVerilog behavioral models for high-level simulations
• Interact closely with circuit design teams to understand the details of custom circuits
• Collaborate with DV teams to craft hooks for effective verification
• Run simulations and formal equivalence tools to ensure that the model matches closely with the custom circuits
• Code targeted checks within representative models to ensure that the circuits are used as intended
• Write scripts and simple tools for automating repetitive tasks or performing calculations

• 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.