Apple · 23 hours ago
Wireless FPGA Prototype Design Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$147K/yr - $272K/yr
3+ years expApple is seeking a Wireless FPGA Prototype Design Engineer to join their growing wireless silicon development team. The role involves developing signal processing intensive designs for wireless communication SoCs, focusing on ASIC prototyping and FPGA synthesis, while collaborating with various teams to ensure successful product delivery.
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Responsibilities
As a Wireless ASIC/FPGA Prototyping Design Engineer, you will work in a team developing signal processing intensive design for wireless communication SoCs, including:
ASIC prototyping from requirement to implementation and lab debug
FPGA synthesis, define timing constraints, timing closure
Maintain common design platform for ASIC as well as FPGA, with considerations for memories, I/O pads, gated clocks and complex generated clocks
Bring-up, debug and test FPGA/emulation model and collaterals in the lab
Support pre-Silicon and post-silicon validation and collaborate
Qualification
Required
BS and a minimum of 3 years relevant industry experience
Experience in FPGA flow
Knowledge of digital design, chip architecture and microarchitecture
Experience in Scripting and modeling language experience (Shell, C, Python or Perl)
Hand on experience in lab equipment, hardware bring-up and debug in lab
Preferred
Strong background in computer architecture and wireless applications, with expertise in one or more of the following areas: Bus fabric and peripherals, APB/AHB/AXI, USB, I2C, SPI and JTAG
System debug architecture
Wireless standards, such as IEEE 802.11 and Bluetooth
Familiar with AMD's flow including design entry in Verilog, synthesis, place and route, timing constraints and timing closure
Hands on experience with lab equipment, such as JTAG, oscilloscope, logic analyzer and LitePoint
Solid skill in problem solving, FW/HW development
Experience with emulation platform, such as Palladium
Excellent communication skills and self-motivation
Ability to collaborate and drive production test/QA methodologies
Benefits
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
Retirement benefits
A range of discounted products and free services
Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
Relocation
Company
Apple
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