← All roles

Digital Design Engineer Lead - Custom Silicon Management

Apple· Hardware
Apply on company site
Full-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior level Digital Design Engineer Lead role focused on architecture, implementation, verification, emulation and validation of custom silicon, collaborating with Apple and external vendors to drive next-generation devices within the Custom Silicon Management Group.

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 with FPGA emulation, silicon bring-up, characterization or debug.
  • 10+ years relevant industry experience.
  • Mixed signal design experience.
  • Experience with audio and power standards such as MIPI, Soundwire, I2S and SPMI.
  • Experience in the design of audio amplifier, codec and/or power converters.

Skills

Required:Digital designFPGA 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
  • discretionary bonuses or commission payments (possible)
  • relocation (possible)
  • employee stock programs including discretionary RSUs and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) eligibility
Last updated Sep 11, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Apple

Discover the innovative world of Apple and shop everything iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, and Apple TV, plus explore accessories, entertainment, and expert device support.

Discover the innovative world of Apple and shop everything iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, and Apple TV, plus explore accessories, entertainment, and expert device support.

AirPods Max 2Apple ArcadeApple CardApple Fitness+Apple MusicApple TVApple TV+Apple Watch Series 11
Company profileWebsite

More open roles at Apple