DDR Design Engineer
Description For DDR Design Engineer
Apple is seeking a visionary DDR Design Engineer to join their Hardware team in crafting innovative products that impact millions of customers worldwide. This role is part of the DDR PHY design team, focusing on delivering best-in-class PHY designs for high-performance, low power applications.
As a Principal Engineer, you'll be deeply involved in all phases of the design process, from initial concept studies through to silicon bring-up and characterization. The role demands expertise in RTL design, verification, and silicon implementation, with a focus on creating high-quality, bug-free designs that meet stringent performance and power requirements.
The position offers an exceptional opportunity to work on cutting-edge hardware designs at one of the world's most innovative technology companies. You'll collaborate with architecture teams, circuit designers, and verification engineers to develop specifications and test plans that ensure the success of complex digital designs.
Key responsibilities include performing concept studies, writing detailed specifications, providing high-quality RTL descriptions, and supporting silicon bring-up. The role requires a strong background in digital design, with expertise in Verilog/SystemVerilog, state machine design, and timing constraints.
Apple offers a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive base pay, stock options, medical coverage, and educational support. The company's commitment to innovation, coupled with its global impact, makes this an ideal opportunity for a seasoned engineer looking to make a significant contribution to next-generation hardware development.
The role is based in Cupertino, placing you at the heart of Apple's hardware innovation center. You'll be part of a dynamic team that values technical excellence, creativity, and the pursuit of groundbreaking solutions. This position offers the rare opportunity to work on products that will define the future of technology while advancing your career at a company known for pushing the boundaries of what's possible.
Responsibilities For DDR Design Engineer
- Perform concept studies and provide direction for performance, gate count and power for various digital designs
- Write detailed design specification and test plans
- Provide high-quality RTL description, including assertions
- Use formal tools and static checkers to guarantee RTL quality
- Support design verification to ensure bug-free first silicon
- Drive functional and code coverage and timing closure for designs
- Support silicon bring-up, performance and power characterization
Requirements For DDR Design Engineer
- BS degree in technical discipline with minimum 10 years of relevant experience
- RTL design using Verilog or SystemVerilog, assertion writing
- Design of state machines, data paths, arbitration and clock domain crossing logic
- Logic synthesis, timing constraints
- Exposure to Design For Test, understanding of scan concept and writing DFT friendly RTL
- Unified Power Format for simulation, synthesis and electrical rule checking Equivalence checking
- Prior experience in DDR PHY design and mixed-signal environment is a plus
Benefits For DDR Design Engineer
- Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
- Retirement benefits
- Employee stock programs
- Educational expense reimbursement
- Discretionary restricted stock unit awards
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan with discount
- Discretionary bonuses
- Relocation benefits
- Range of discounted products and free services
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