Mixed-Signal Behavioral Modeling Engineer

Job Description

As a Mixed-signal Behavioral Modeling Engineer at Apple, you will be responsible for translating custom mixed-signal circuit schematics into efficient SystemVerilog behavioral models for high level simulations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with minimum 3 years of relevant experience
• Excellent knowledge of digital logic gates, clocking and state elements
• Excellent knowledge of Verilog/SystemVerilog with ability to write behavioral code
• Ability to read custom circuit schematics and understand functionality
• Solid understanding of logic and behavioral simulations
• Basics of passive and active circuit elements, voltage and current sources, and analog blocks like amplifiers ADCs/DACs/Comparators
• Basics of SPICE circuit simulations
• Basics of timing synchronous digital logic
• Familiarity of writing scripts in PERL/Python and basic algorithms is a strong plus
• Familiarity with blocks such as PLLs/DLLs/SERDES is a strong plus
• Basics of digital signal processing and numerical analysis is a plus
• Basics of probability and statistical basics is a plus

Responsibilities

• Translating custom mixed-signal circuit schematics into efficient SystemVerilog behavioral models for high-level simulations
• Interacting closely with circuit design teams to understand the details of custom circuits
• Collaborating with DV teams to craft hooks for effective verification
• Running simulations and formal equivalence tools to ensure model matches closely with custom circuits
• Coding targeted checks within representative models to ensure circuits are used as intended
• Writing scripts and simple tools for automating repetitive tasks or performing calculations