What are the responsibilities and job description for the Digital Mixed Signal Modeling Engineer position at Apple, Inc.?
Join our team at Apple developing the mixed-signal PMU ASICs at the heart of Apple's hardware products. PMUs contain mixed-signal functions such as throttling, system telemetry collection and processing, and a range of high-performance and high-efficiency power conversion blocks - including buck converters, LDOs, charge pumps, and voltage references - that have enabled Apple products' industry-leading battery life. As a member of our mixed-signal ASIC team, you will design, develop, and validate SystemVerilog real-number models of complex analog IPs that interface with digital control blocks. Your models will close the loop in digital mixed-signal simulations, helping find bugs in both the digital and analog portions of the design before silicon.
The PMU Digital Mixed Signal (DMS) team has a unique opportunity for engineers looking for a role that bridges digital and analog design. DMS engineers work closely with analog and digital designers to create SystemVerilog real-number models (RNM) of analog circuits, capturing key behaviors such as DC-DC converter regulation, overshoot/undershoot and ripples. These models are essential for high-speed digital/analog closed-loop simulations that typically run more than 100x faster than schematic-based simulations, providing vital productivity gains across the project lifecycle.\nDMS simulations have been foundational to the PMU team's track record of meeting aggressive schedules while delivering industry-leading power converters. You will work at the intersection of analog and digital design - reading schematics, attending architecture and design reviews, building and debugging models, and correlating results against transistor-level simulations. In this role, you will gain deep exposure to full-chip integration, tapeout cycles, and silicon bring-up correlation across Apple's broad product portfolio.
A minimum of a bachelor's degree in relevant field and a minimum of 3 years of relevant industry experience.
Solid understanding of both digital and analog circuit fundamentals\nProficiency in Verilog or SystemVerilog\nAbility to read and interpret analog schematics and simulation results\nExcellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills \t\nExperience with SystemVerilog real-number modeling (RNM) or wreal/EEnet methodology\nHands-on experience with power management circuits such as LDOs, buck converters, charge pumps, or voltage references\nFamiliarity with digital verification methodology (e.g., UVM, coverage-driven verification)\nExperience with mixed-signal or digital simulation tools (e.g., Xcelium, Virtuoso)\nProficiency in Python or similar scripting for automation and analysis\nExperience using LLM-based or AI-assisted coding tools for model or RTL development
The PMU Digital Mixed Signal (DMS) team has a unique opportunity for engineers looking for a role that bridges digital and analog design. DMS engineers work closely with analog and digital designers to create SystemVerilog real-number models (RNM) of analog circuits, capturing key behaviors such as DC-DC converter regulation, overshoot/undershoot and ripples. These models are essential for high-speed digital/analog closed-loop simulations that typically run more than 100x faster than schematic-based simulations, providing vital productivity gains across the project lifecycle.\nDMS simulations have been foundational to the PMU team's track record of meeting aggressive schedules while delivering industry-leading power converters. You will work at the intersection of analog and digital design - reading schematics, attending architecture and design reviews, building and debugging models, and correlating results against transistor-level simulations. In this role, you will gain deep exposure to full-chip integration, tapeout cycles, and silicon bring-up correlation across Apple's broad product portfolio.
A minimum of a bachelor's degree in relevant field and a minimum of 3 years of relevant industry experience.
Solid understanding of both digital and analog circuit fundamentals\nProficiency in Verilog or SystemVerilog\nAbility to read and interpret analog schematics and simulation results\nExcellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills \t\nExperience with SystemVerilog real-number modeling (RNM) or wreal/EEnet methodology\nHands-on experience with power management circuits such as LDOs, buck converters, charge pumps, or voltage references\nFamiliarity with digital verification methodology (e.g., UVM, coverage-driven verification)\nExperience with mixed-signal or digital simulation tools (e.g., Xcelium, Virtuoso)\nProficiency in Python or similar scripting for automation and analysis\nExperience using LLM-based or AI-assisted coding tools for model or RTL development