RFIC Layout Engineer

Apple Inc.Austin, TX
46d

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.You will lay out detailed custom blocks, including floorplanning, placement, routing, and verification for high-frequency RF circuits, verifying and refining layouts through simulation to meet design requirements. You will diagnose sophisticated verification (DRC/LVS) and PDK issues using Cadence and Calibre. Collaboration with engineering design and layout teams will be meaningful to understand design concepts, constraints, and opportunities for improvement. Upon identifying challenges, you will propose solutions to streamline layout tasks, collaborating with teams to specify and finalize methodologies.

Requirements

  • Experience in sophisticated DRC, ERC, LVS verification, and debugging

Nice To Haves

  • 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, collaborating with teams to specify and finalize methodologies

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What This Job Offers

Job Type

Full-time

Career Level

Mid Level

Industry

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

Education Level

No Education Listed

Number of Employees

5,001-10,000 employees

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