Job Details

FE Engineer

Cupertino, California, United States

Hardware

Summary

Posted: May 22, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200605030

Imagine what you can do here. Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their lives best work. Together we create products and experiences people once couldn’t have imagined, and now, can’t imagine living without. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do.

Description

APPLE INC has the following available in Cupertino, California and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. Define Micro-architecture, write design specification, Perform implementation for Cellular Communication Application Specific IC targeted for iPhone application. Oversee definition, design, verification, and development of Apple's System-on-a-Chip (SoC) architecture to meet performance requirement for LTE and 5G communication standard. Perform all aspect of SoC design flow from high-level design, RTL (Register Transfer Level) implementation, synthesis, and physical design to synthesize actual circuit, optimize timing and work with physical design team to deliver mask level graphical data to foundry. Define chip level architecture, performing logic design and system simulation using Cadence or Synopsys simulator such as Xcelium. Perform Top level integration of connectivity, system data channel, peripherals, and ASC CPU IP. Work closely with physical design team to complete Graphic Data Stream. Develop and maintain methodology/flow/checks for given design. Work with multi-disciplinary groups such as Physical Design Team as well as Digital Verification Team to make sure designs are delivered on time and with highest quality by incorporating proper checks at every stage of the design process such as Synopsys Static clock domain crossing check. 40 hours/week. At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $162,244 - $214,500/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

PAY & BENEFITS: Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits: https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html.
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field and 3 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.

• 3 years of experience with each of the following skills:

• Using Verilog register transfer language, including experience describing behavior of target circuitry.

• Using VLSI Circuit Design, including RTL language experience.

• Experience in system data channel.

• Using Unix

• Utilizing Synopsys PrimeTime and experience in reporting timing performance of implemented circuit.

• Experience using synchronous clock domain.

• Utilizing Clock domain crossing check tool; and, experience with logic design related to synchronization.

• Experience in synchronizing signals from source clock domain to destination clock domain.

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A

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Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

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