This role at Apple focuses on researching and developing low power methods and power intent verification for ASIC designs. The team is dedicated to innovating energy-efficient circuits and improving existing designs through advanced methodologies. Candidates will work on prototyping, synthesizing, and validating low power designs while developing software tools to automate design modifications. The position emphasizes collaboration and creativity in a diverse environment, contributing to Apple's mission of delivering groundbreaking products.

• Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical and Computer Engineering or a related field.
• Experience in utilizing Low Power ASIC design to explore and prototype novel low power methods.
• Knowledge of Logic and RTL Design for prototyping, synthesizing, and verifying designs with new low power methods.
• Experience in prototyping and simulating energy-efficient CMOS or mixed-signal circuits.
• Proficiency in developing custom CAD tools and scripts to automate large scale design modifications.
• Familiarity with power and timing analysis of circuits and systems using industry standard EDA flows.
• Experience in developing and maintaining automation scripts using Tcl, Python, or Perl.

• Research new low power methods and power intent verification.
• Review current design flows and methodologies to identify scope for power reduction.
• Prototype test designs in RTL and circuits to prove new low power schemes.
• Synthesize and validate low power designs for functionality, reliability, and testability.
• Develop software to automate design modifications for wide scale adoption of novel low power methods.
• Develop validation utilities to prove robustness of novel low power methodologies.
• Estimate power savings and assess the impact of new methodologies on system level power, performance, and area.
• Design and simulate novel energy-efficient circuits.
• Modify and simulate existing standard cell designs to minimize power consumption.
• Validate new CAD tools and features from vendors supporting power minimization methods.

• 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.