Apple Inc.
Overview
RTL Design Engineer
San Diego, California, United States
Hardware
Summary Posted: Mar 27, 2025
Role Number: 200597128-3543
At Apple, we work every single day to craft products that enrich people’s lives. Do you love working on challenges that no one has solved yet? Do you like changing the game? We have an opportunity for a forward-thinking and uncommonly hardworking RTL Design Engineer. As a member of our dynamic group, you will have the rare and rewarding opportunity to craft upcoming products that will delight and encourage millions of Apple’s customers every single day. In this role, you will have the opportunity to specify, design, and help in the verification and lab bring-up of advanced mixed-signal circuits (digital side).
Description In this job you will be responsible for specifying and/or micro-architecting digital blocks in advanced mixed-signal circuits. You will be also responsible for RTL coding of blocks specified by you or others. You will participate in the design verification and bring-up of such blocks by writing meaningful assertions, debugging code, and otherwise interacting with the design verification team. You will participate in the lab bring-up of those circuits by potentially writing test scripts, analyzing lab data, proposing experiments, etc.
Minimum Qualifications
BS degree in technical discipline with minimum 10 years of proven experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Deep knowledge of mixed signal concepts
Deep knowledge of RTL design fundamentals
Deep knowledge of Verilog and System-Verilog
Deep knowledge of front-end tools (Verilog simulators, linters, clock-domain crossing checkers)
Working knowledge of synthesis, static timing, DFT is a huge plus
Deep knowledge of System-Verilog assertions, checkers, and other design verification techniques
Deep knowledge of scripting languages. Perl and Python are plusses
Deep knowledge of Algorithm developments
Strong communication and presentation skills SERDES knowledge is a plus
Pay & Benefits At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. The base pay range for this role is between $171,600 and $302,200, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.
EEO and Compliance Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity and may include additional statements as required by law. Apple will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation. Apple participates in the E-Verify program where required by law. Apple is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. Reasonable Accommodation and Drug Free Workplace policy apply. Apple is a drug-free workplace. Apple will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law. Massachusetts Fair Chance Ordinance guidelines apply where relevant.
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San Diego, California, United States
Hardware
Summary Posted: Mar 27, 2025
Role Number: 200597128-3543
At Apple, we work every single day to craft products that enrich people’s lives. Do you love working on challenges that no one has solved yet? Do you like changing the game? We have an opportunity for a forward-thinking and uncommonly hardworking RTL Design Engineer. As a member of our dynamic group, you will have the rare and rewarding opportunity to craft upcoming products that will delight and encourage millions of Apple’s customers every single day. In this role, you will have the opportunity to specify, design, and help in the verification and lab bring-up of advanced mixed-signal circuits (digital side).
Description In this job you will be responsible for specifying and/or micro-architecting digital blocks in advanced mixed-signal circuits. You will be also responsible for RTL coding of blocks specified by you or others. You will participate in the design verification and bring-up of such blocks by writing meaningful assertions, debugging code, and otherwise interacting with the design verification team. You will participate in the lab bring-up of those circuits by potentially writing test scripts, analyzing lab data, proposing experiments, etc.
Minimum Qualifications
BS degree in technical discipline with minimum 10 years of proven experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Deep knowledge of mixed signal concepts
Deep knowledge of RTL design fundamentals
Deep knowledge of Verilog and System-Verilog
Deep knowledge of front-end tools (Verilog simulators, linters, clock-domain crossing checkers)
Working knowledge of synthesis, static timing, DFT is a huge plus
Deep knowledge of System-Verilog assertions, checkers, and other design verification techniques
Deep knowledge of scripting languages. Perl and Python are plusses
Deep knowledge of Algorithm developments
Strong communication and presentation skills SERDES knowledge is a plus
Pay & Benefits At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. The base pay range for this role is between $171,600 and $302,200, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.
EEO and Compliance Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity and may include additional statements as required by law. Apple will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation. Apple participates in the E-Verify program where required by law. Apple is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. Reasonable Accommodation and Drug Free Workplace policy apply. Apple is a drug-free workplace. Apple will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law. Massachusetts Fair Chance Ordinance guidelines apply where relevant.
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