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ASIC Digital Design Engineer Lead

Apple· Hardware
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Hybrid (San Diego / Austin / Cupertino)$166.6k - $296kfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior-level lead role driving technical engagements between Apple and silicon suppliers for the Custom Silicon Management Group, focusing on Display Digital Design and next-generation devices. Lead architecture, verification, emulation, and collaboration with internal teams and external vendors to deliver bug-free first silicon on ambitious schedules.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in architecture, implementation, verification, emulation and validation of custom silicon.
  • Trade off specific issues against system limitations.
  • Help improve engineering requirement specification documents for custom silicon.
  • Work with internal teams to assure that documents meets needs.
  • Work with external vendors in developing micro-architecture, verification and emulation of custom silicon.
  • Drive vendor’s methodology to meet Apple standards.
  • Target to achieve bug free first silicon to meet ambitious product schedules.

Qualifications

  • BS degree
  • Digital design engineering experience
  • Experience in at least two of the following: Hands-on experience with FPGA emulation, silicon bring-up, characterization or debug.
  • 10+ Years of relevant industry experience.
  • Experience with mixed signal design.
  • Experience with display interconnect standards such as MIPI, DP, HDMI.
  • Experience with display pipeline elements and/or TCON development.
  • Good verbal and written communication skills.

Skills

Required:Digital design engineeringsilicon bring-upcharacterization or debugdisplay interconnects (MIPI, DP, HDMI)display pipeline / TCONcommunication
Nice to have:FPGA emulationmixed signal design

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • range of discounted products and free services
  • reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
  • potential discretionary bonuses or commission payments
  • relocation (possible)
  • Apple Employee Stock Purchase Plan and discretionary stock programs
Last updated Aug 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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