RFIC Layout Engineer

Apple • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

Are you passionate about advancing the boundaries of RF analog circuit integration in advanced technology nodes for wireless transceivers? Do you thrive on innovation and improving RF layout methodologies? As an RFIC Layout Engineer, you will address intriguing daily layout challenges, collaborate with skilled RFIC design and layout teams, and continuously improve products to surpass previous iterations and enrich user experiences worldwide.

Requirements

• BS with 10+ years of industry experience.
• Deep knowledge of sub-micron CMOS technologies (16nm, 7nm, and beyond).
• Proficiency with FinFET structures, guard-rings, deep N-wells, and PN junctions.
• Familiarity with sophisticated process effects such as LOD, WPE, and DFM.
• Understanding trade-offs involving matching, parasitic effects, high-frequency routing, isolation, coupling, shielding, RC delay, EM, IR, ESD, and latch-up.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in sophisticated DRC, ERC, LVS verification, and debugging.
• Prior experience in crafting custom layouts at the chip, block, and device levels, particularly for RF high-frequency circuits such as LNAs, mixers, VCOs, and PLLs.
• RF experience is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Lay out detailed custom blocks, including floorplanning, placement, routing, and verification for high-frequency RF circuits.
• Verify and refine layouts through simulation to meet design requirements.
• Diagnose sophisticated verification (DRC/LVS) and PDK issues using Cadence and Calibre.
• Collaborate with engineering design and layout teams to understand design concepts, constraints, and opportunities for improvement.
• Propose solutions to streamline layout tasks.
• Collaborate with teams to specify and finalize methodologies.

What This Job Offers

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