Analog Design Lead Power Management

Can you influence connect get results and communicate effectively We have an extraordinary opportunity for senior level engineers to drive and lead technical engagements between Apple and silicon and IP suppliers working on groundbreaking technologies! The Custom Silicon Management Group provides critical custom silicon for all mobile products including iPhone iPad iPod and AppleTV. Apple is looking for a remarkable Power Management Analog Design Lead to work with multi-functional teams and external vendors to define develop and productize the next generation of mobile power solutions.

Imagine yourself at the center of our hardware development effort! We collaborate with all teams playing a strategic role of getting functional products to millions of customers quickly. As a key member of the team you are responsible for the delivery of high-quality on-time silicon spanning all aspects of power management architectural design and topologies.

Work with Systems and Platform teams to establish silicon efforts that develop integrate characterize and test devices that include power regulators chargers backlight drivers boost first revision functional silicon and production worthy silicon per system requirements on with external vendors to ensure innovative design practices methodologies and processes are in place to produce quality together with vendors to manage the development of new process technologies and next generation architectures and circuit designs are accurately verified validated and tested for long-term multi-functional engineering teams for system validation and mass production role involves approximately 20% travel.

BS with power topologies such as buck boost buck-boost charge pumps LDOs.

MS degree and 10 years of relevant industry of control architectures such as current mode voltage mode and hysteretic mode for applications include DC/DC converters LED drivers battery management circuits LDOs temperature of semiconductor device physics device safe-operating area (SOA) and power transistors used for high frequency switching. Solid understanding of DC/DC power converter modeling techniques using any of the following simulation tools such as MATLAB Simplis PSIM or of Analog IC circuit design as it relates to power conversion architecture requirements design tools and methodologies. Circuit blocks include bandgap references op amps OTAs bias circuits comparators oscillators DACs ADCs level- shifters switching power stages LDOs charge pumps glue logic. Key parameters include voltage and current accuracy load and line transient response DC gain bandwidth phase and gain margin slew rate efficiency offset PSRR CMRR noise propagation delay input and output common mode range supply working in a team environment on mixed signal ICs that integrate power management circuits ADCs DACs and digital state machines is strongly preferred with proven industry- leading design expertise taking projects from the concept phase through chip architecture writing electrical specifications process technology selection die size estimation managing schedules IC design layout supervision layout extraction and verification DRCs LVS LVL mask and wafer fabrication monitoring ATE lab correlation corner lot characterization analysis hands-on lab evaluation release to production yield improvement and failure analysis management experience with multi-functional preferred.