Job Details

Layout Engineer

Austin, Texas, United States

Hardware

Summary

Posted: May 23, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200605059

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Description

APPLE INC has the following available in Austin, Texas. Contribute to the architecture, design, and validation of radio transceivers integrated into complex wireless SoCs. Perform the layout and verification of custom RF and Analog IP for complex SoC products. Create detailed transistor level layout of RF / analog circuit blocks such as LNA, Mixers, PLL, LO generation, Modulators, Power Amplifiers, ADC / DAC, Baseband Filters, Bandgap / Bias / LDO, etc. Integrate block-level and mid-level layouts through full verification flow, including DRC, LVS, DFM checks, and extractions. Work on top-level layout integration and verification. Liaise with the design team on critical circuit layout parameters and floor planning. Perform critical layout review of device placement, routings of power, ground, signals, and differential lines, and check of electro-migration, signal path, and signal coupling. Liaise with the design team to extract and optimize parasitic resistance and capacitance in the final layout. Provide schedule estimates and tracking information for project management. Liaise with CAD teams to resolve tool or flow issues. Liaise with the Technology team for the latest silicon learnings (best practices) and resolve PDK questions. 40 hours/week.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering or related field and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or related occupation.

• 5 years of experience with each of the following skills is required:

• Utilizing Virtuoso Composer to read design schematics.

• Utilizing Virtuoso LayoutXL to create Integrated Circuit (IC) layouts from transistor level up.

• Utilizing Calibre in the verification of LVS connectivity and DRC/DFM rules.

• Utilizing StarRC or QRC to extract layout parasitics.

• Experience working in nanometer scale IC technologies.

• Experience working in IC technologies utilizing FinFet transistors.

• Experience working in Linux operating system.

• Creating slide presentations with KeyNote or PowerPoint.

• Utilizing spreadsheets (Numbers or Excel) for project tracking and other data.

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A

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