Foundry Interface Engineer – Display / Mixed Signal Technologies

Apple • Cupertino, CA

1d

About The Position

As part of the Silicon Engineering group, the Foundry Interface Engineer supports processor and ASIC design efforts by collaborating with internal design teams and semiconductor foundries. The role provides technology support and design enablement for display and mixed-signal products, helping teams develop, tape out, debug, and release chips. It is a hands-on, dynamic position focused on process-technology problem solving, with limited travel to foundries and development sites.

The engineer evaluates foundry deliverables and works with foundries to resolve silicon process and product issues, improve deliverables, and support technology development for next-generation processes. The position also assesses device usage for product reliability and manages technology risks across multiple projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• At least 10 years of relevant industry experience, including 10+ years in semiconductor process technology and manufacturing.
• Deep knowledge of mixed-signal technologies, particularly support for analog design.
• Prior support of both planar and FinFET technologies.
• Experience working with PDKs and collateral such as Spice models, DRM/DRC, LVS, and RC technology files.
• Successful, constructive collaboration with analog and digital design teams.
• Strong data-analysis, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivation and pragmatic task execution.

Nice To Haves

• Direct experience in PMIC or analog technology development programs.
• Experience supporting designs with significant digital content.
• Experience with DDIC, OLED, or uLED backplane display products.
• Experience with process qualification and yield enhancement.
• Familiarity with reliability mechanisms and device safe operating areas.
• Master's or PhD degree.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with display product and chip design teams to enable chip development, tape-out, debugging, and release.
• Work closely with foundries on silicon process and product issues.
• Manage and evaluate foundry deliverables, including PDK documentation, LVS, DRM/DRC, Spice models, and technology files, and drive improvements with foundries.
• Participate in technology development and device engineering for next-generation process technologies.
• Assess device use cases to ensure product reliability, including safe-operating-area evaluation.
• Manage and mitigate technology risks for multiple projects in parallel.
• Build internal and external relationships with suppliers and within Apple.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior