mmWave IC Design Engineer

Would you like to be a part of Apples fast-growing mmWave and cellular wireless design team We are responsible for all aspects of mmWave/cellular silicon development with a particular emphasis on highly integrated and efficient designs and technologies that transform the user experience at the product level! As a millimeter-wave IC design engineer you will be the owner of providing circuit and system solutions for multi-gigabit wireless chips! We have multiple needs and are open to multiple experience levels. Please apply to be considered for our growing team.

As a mmWave Design Engineer at Apple you will utilize your vast background in circuit design and be responsible for providing mmW design solutions for wireless chips. Responsibilities include collaborating with platform architects system engineers and digital design groups to define the requirements for mmWave phased-array front-end and baseband blocks based on the product requirements. Working with the technology team and foundries on process evaluation/selection for the target device. Designing various transceiver blocks in TX RX and LO chains. Partnering with the design layout and chip integration teams to integrate the IPs and verify the top-level functionality and performance. Working with mmWave test engineers to bring up and characterize chips.

Design and optimize mmWave transceiver blocks in TX RX or LO chain for multi-gigabit wireless systems. nPerform simulation integration and verification at mega block chain or chip level work cross-functionally to ensure design integrity through tapeout. nOversee layout design guide floorplanning review layout and partner with layout engineer to refine layout via simulation and iterations. nSupport silicon bring-up characterization and debug with test engineers to validate design performance.

BSEE understanding of RF and analog circuit design fundamentals. nExperience with circuit simulation tools (Cadence ADS or similar) and design methodologies for high-frequency circuits.

We would like you to have experience with mmWave RF and analog integrated circuit design with some experience in mmWave CMOS or SiGe circuit understanding of system specifications and the ability to work with system architects to translate system requirements into circuit requirements at an IC with various RF transceiver architectures and their experience in the simulation and design of lumped and distributed passive structures such as CPW lines coupled lines inductors and experience in analysis design and implementation of mmWave low-noise broadband and/or high-power amplifiers as well as mixers and of mmWave device modeling; insights into packaging effects integrated antenna arrays supply isolations high-frequency ESD structures and circuit layout for optimum -on experience in high-frequency silicon characterization and debug would be helpful.