Analog Simulation/Environment Automation CAD Engineer

Summary

Interested in how Apple designs the world’s most advanced silicon? Want to write software that helps create the next generation of processors and enables the next astonishing Apple innovation? There's no telling what you could accomplish at Apple! We’re looking for an engineer who will bring passion for hardware and strong programming skills to our team of CAD engineers. In this role, you will have the opportunity to directly influence the circuit design on various technology nodes and develop CAD flows for analog circuit SPICE simulation, netlist, design environment, and analyze waveforms, results data processing. Your contributions will be instrumental in the analog, mixed-signal, and RF circuit design teams. You will assist in developing and validating custom SPICE simulation flows, enhancing the custom design environment, and conducting results analysis.

Minimum Qualifications

Exposure to SPICE simulation and design environment to handle flow/tool issues in Analog/RF circuit domain. Relevant internship or research experience. Programming/scripting skills in Python or Shell. Good written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to collaborate well with cross-functional teams. Minimum requirement of BS degree.

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of circuit simulations with Analog/RFIC design and/or related CAD/automation support areas involving various technology nodes and tape out. Exposure to Cadence ADE environment including knowledge of Virtuoso Schematic Editor, PDK, Virtuoso Analog Design Environment (ADE-L/XL/GXL/Maestro), SPICE simulators. Knowledge of device level SOA checks, PVT, Reliability/aging analysis, ERC asserts. Understand custom IC designs, and knowledge of Pre/Post-layout simulations, basic understanding of PDK, Spice models.

Description

In this highly visible role, your primary responsibilities will include: Solving issues related to transistor level simulations on Analog, RF and Microwave applications with Spice simulators on command-line and Virtuoso environment. Assist designers in solving tool issues related to Analog Design Environment (ADE/XL, Maestro, OCEAN etc.) and develop automation flows. Contribute to methodology on SPICE simulation and modeling techniques related to circuits, thereby influencing the advancement of a variety of technology nodes. Develop next generation in-house EDA CAD flow solutions related to Analog and Mixed-signal simulations.