RFIC Design Engineer (m/f/d)
Linz, Upper Austria, Austria
Hardware
Would you like to join Apple’s growing wireless silicon development team?
Our wireless SOC organization is responsible for all aspects of wireless silicon development with a particular emphasis on highly energy-efficient design and new technologies that transform the user experience at the product level, all of which is driven by a world-class vertically integrated engineering team spanning RF/Analog architecture and design, Systems/PHY/MAC architecture and design, VLSI/RTL design and integration, Emulation, Design Verification, Test and Validation, and FW/SW engineering. As an RFIC design engineer, you will be at the center of a wireless SoC design group. You will have a critical impact on getting Apple’s state-of-the-art radios into hundreds of millions of products.
As an RF IC design engineer, you will be a key member of an RFIC team, researching, designing, and bringing the next-generation wireless SoCs into high-volume production at sophisticated CMOS technology nodes.
Description
- Design of analog and RFIC blocks.
- Being responsible for the layout and verifying the design to ensure a successful tape-out.
- Testing the design and debugging the issues that may arise from early development stages through productization.
- Working with the system group to define the requirements for RF and baseband blocks based on the system requirements.
- Working with the technology team to understand the capabilities and limits of the technology node to achieve optimum performance.
Minimum Qualifications
Key Qualifications
- Typically requires a successfully graduated Master's study and+ demonstrated ability or a Ph.D. in the area of RF/Analog IC design with advanced CMOS technology nodes.
- Understanding of RFIC circuit design. Direct tape-out experience with one or more of the following blocks: RF front-end circuits, PA, LNA, mixer, oscillator, PLL, LO, VGA, filter, TIA, and/or other baseband analog blocks in deep sub-micron CMOS technology.
- Knowledge of analog design concepts such as analysis of noise, linearity, mismatch, stability, and other analog impairments.
- Familiar with CMOS device physics, RF device modelling, device noise parameters, and inductor modelling.
- Insights into packaging effects, supply isolations, high-frequency ESD structures, and circuit layout for optimum RF performance.
- Familiarity with various RF transceiver architectures and their trade-offs and calibration methods used for different RF transceiver architectures.
- Familiarity with Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre RF, EMX, and similar tools.
- Good understanding of system specifications and working with system architects to translate system requirements into circuit requirements at the IC level.
- Experience in Silicon characterization and debugging.
- English language proficiency is a requirement for this position
Preferred Qualifications
Education & Experience
A Master’s or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering / Electronics or equivalent is required.
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We also take affirmative action to offer employment and advancement opportunities to all applicants, including minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities. Apple will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation or that of other applicants.
Additional Requirements
- The minimum salary under the CBA amounts to €59,015 gross per year for full-time employment. Actual salaries are oriented at current market salaries and take your qualifications and experience into account.