Mixed-Signal Clocking and Control RTL Design Engineer

Job Description

Join Apple's team as a Mixed-Signal Clocking and Control RTL Design Engineer responsible for designing logic used to calibrate and control circuits for groundbreaking products.

Requirements

• MS degree in technical discipline with minimum of 3 years of relevant experience
• Excellent knowledge of digital logic gates, clocking, and state elements
• Solid understanding of logic and behavioral simulations, and working knowledge of STA/Lint/CDC/RDC tools
• Good understanding of clocking fundamentals such as jitter, phase, and frequency modulation
• Familiarity with DACs, oversampling modulators, SERDES clocking and Equalization, line coding schemes, and multi-level signaling
• Understanding of digital signal processing and closed loop control

Responsibilities

• Design logic for circuits like oscillators, delay lines, and phase interpolators
• Analyze control loops for critical parameters such as gain, latency, transients, and jitter
• Work with static timing experts for timing closure and front-end quality tools
• Collaborate with system architects and design verification teams
• Contribute to post-silicon debug and analysis of designs