Mixed-Signal Behavioral Modeling Engineer
Apple· Hardware
Hybrid (Waltham, MA), Hybrid (San Diego, CA)$165.8k - $292.4kFull-timePosted 7mo ago
About the role
Ambitious mixed-signal behavioral modeling engineer role at Apple, focusing on crafting functional SystemVerilog models of custom mixed-signal circuits for system-level verification and performance. Cross-disciplinary collaboration with circuit design and DV teams, using data analysis in Python/MATLAB and verification tools to ensure models accurately reflect hardware.
Responsibilities
- Write functional models of custom mixed-signal circuits in SystemVerilog with appropriate level of detail and non-idealities.
- Collaborate with circuit design teams to understand circuit details and with DV teams to create hooks for verification.
- Analyze circuit data in Python/MATLAB for model fitting and profile model performance.
- Run simulations and formal equivalence checks to ensure model accuracy against custom circuits.
- Enhance modeling methodology, improve functional coverage, optimize modeling flows, and develop tools to identify circuit issues.
Qualifications
- BS degree in technical discipline with minimum 10 years of relevant experience.
- Excellent knowledge of digital logic gates, clocking and state elements
- Excellent knowledge of writing behavioral code in SystemVerilog
- Solid understanding of logic and behavioral simulations
- Ability to read custom circuit schematics and understand functionality
- Familiarity with circuit elements and functionality of mixed-signal blocks such as PLLs/DLLs/SERDES/Sensors/Data-converters
- Good understanding of SPICE circuit simulations, and SystemVerilog/SPICE co-simulations
- Good understanding of timing synchronous digital logic
- Ability to write scripts in PERL/Python to automate repetitive tasks
- Familiarity with the basics of digital signal processing and numerical analysis
- Familiarity with the basics of probability and statistics
Skills
Required:SystemVerilog behavioral modelingDigital logic designSPICE and co-simulationPython/ MATLABScripting for automation
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
- Retirement benefits
- Discounted products and free services
- Educational expense reimbursement (tuition)
- Discretionary bonuses or commission potential and relocation may be available
- Employee stock programs including RSU eligibility and stock purchase plan
Last updated Jul 3, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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