Wireless SoC Design Engineer
Apple· Hardware
Hybrid (Irvine, California)$175k - $308.5kFull-timePosted 3d ago
About the role
Role within Apple’s wireless silicon development team focused on designing CPU-based subsystems for high performance, low power wireless SoCs. Collaborates with SoC architects, IP developers, and cross-disciplinary teams to meet power, performance, and area goals, with emphasis on low power metrics and hardware/software/power partitioning.
Responsibilities
- Writing micro-architecture and design specifications.
- Coding design in SystemVerilog following established design guidelines, owning all aspects of RTL development design.
- Integrate IP blocks and optimize memories/hard macros required for the block.
- Supporting verification efforts at multiple levels.
- Checking your design with industry standard static tools such as LINT, CDC, RDC.
- Analyzing and optimizing area, timing, and power.
- Collaborate with multi-disciplinary groups to make sure designs are delivered on time and with the highest quality by incorporating proper checks at every stage of the design process.
Qualifications
- BS with 10+ years relevant experience.
- Familiarity with the ASIC design flow.
- Knowledge of digital design, SoC architecture, and HDL languages like Verilog.
- Shown experience writing micro-architecture specifications and converting them to design.
- Exposure to design methodologies and industry standard EDA tools.
- Experience with AXI/AHB bus fabric and processor sub-systems.
- Understanding of UPF and low-power design & implementation techniques.
- Self-starter and willingness to learn.
Skills
Required:micro-architecture specificationSystemVerilogRTL designIP integrationverificationstatic timing toolspower/area optimizationcross-disciplinary collaborationlow-power design
Benefits
- Apple benefits including comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, discounted products and free services, education expense reimbursement, and relocation assistance.
- Opportunity to participate in discretionary employee stock programs and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Potential discretionary bonuses or commission payments.
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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