SoC Design Integration Engineer

** Role Number:*
* ** Summary*
* We're looking for individuals who relish a good challenge and are dedicated to overcoming limits. You'll be at the heart of chip design! Apple recently announced first in-house cellular modem platforms, the C1 and C1X, designed to deliver industry-leading connectivity performance, improved energy efficiency, and seamless integration with Apple's custom silicon. You'll ensure Apple products and services can seamlessly handle the tasks that make them beloved by millions.

Join us, and you'll help us innovate new cellular technologies that continually outperform the previous iterations! Do you want to have an impact on every single Apple product?

As a member of Cellular SoC design team, you will be at the center of a SoC design and integration at the leading process technology node with a critical impact on getting functional products to millions of customers. You will work on cutting-edge technologies and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver groundbreaking solutions.

** Description*
* As a SoC Integration Engineer, you will have responsibilities to design and integrate IPs.

- Working with other specialists that are members of the SoC Design, SoC Design Verification, System Verification, STA, and Physical Design teams to implement designs/flows for sophisticated SoCs.
- Integrating various IPs and ensuring design meets DFT (design-for-test), CDC (clock domain crossing), Synthesis/Static Timing and Power Requirements.
- Developing micro-architecture and design specifications.
- Work closely with physical design, DFT, and CAD teams to optimize performance, power, and area (PPA) targets while ensuring design quality and maintainability and improve front-end design methodologies.
- Implementing and verifying sophisticated logic designs.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure successful SoC integration, supporting design verification and validation across all phases; from concept to silicon bring-up.

** Minimum Qualifications*
* + BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience.

+ Solid understanding of digital logic design and RTL development (System Verilog, Verilog).

+ Knowledge of low-power design techniques and power optimization strategies.

+ Attention to Detail:
Meticulous attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality designs.

+ Knowledge of ASIC tool flows: lint, synthesis, CDC, RDC, DFT, STA.

** Preferred Qualifications*
* + Familiarity with SoC design flows and tools (e.g., Synopsys, Cadence).

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Experience with bus protocols (AXI, AHB, APB) and interface standards (PCIe, USB, DDR, SPI, SPMI, I2C, I3C, etc.).

+ Decent scripting skills (Python, Perl, TCL, Shell) for automation.

+ Good debugging and problem-solving skills.

+ Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration.

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