Analog Design Lead - Custom Silicon Management
Apple· Hardware
Hybrid (San Diego, Austin, Cupertino)$166.6k - $296kFull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
Lead analog/mixed-signal design efforts for Apple’s Custom Silicon Management Group, coordinating with systems, platform teams and external vendors to define, develop, and productionize next-generation custom silicon across Health/Camera/Connectivity programs while driving design methodology and schedule adherence.
Responsibilities
- Work on silicon spanning Health/Camera/Connectivity programs.
- Work with the Systems and Platform teams to establish silicon requirements.
- Lead efforts to develop, integrate, characterize, and test silicon.
- Deliver first revision production-worthy silicon per system requirements, on schedule.
- Drive continuous improvements in analog design methodology to achieve high quality first silicon.
- Collaborate with vendors to manage development of new process technologies and next-generation architectures and circuit designs.
- Ensure designs are properly verified, validated, and tested for long-term reliability.
- Manage schedules and support multi-functional engineering efforts.
Qualifications
- BS degree and 10+ years relevant industry experience
- Experience designing analog and/or mixed-signal IC blocks
- PhD and 5+ years experience managing design teams
- Experience with multiple tape-outs reaching production with first pass silicon
- Ability to drive and improve design methodology to achieve high quality first silicon
- Experience with FPGA emulation, silicon bring-up, characterization and debug
- Able to work with multi-functional teams within Apple and external vendors across geographical boundaries to resolve architectural and implementation challenges with an eye towards schedule
Skills
Required:Analog designSilicon verification and validationProject and cross-functional leadership
Nice to have:FPGA emulation
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
- retirement benefits
- discounted products and free services
- reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
- discretionary bonuses or commission payments
- relocation (eligible)
- Apple shareholder opportunities through discretionary employee stock programs
- Apple Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Last updated Sep 18, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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