RFIC Layout Engineer

Apple | San Diego, CA

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Posted Date 4/17/2026
Description The Wireless SoC Radio Team designs state-of-art highly energy efficient CMOS radios, from RF to bits. To deliver these radios, our team is responsible for the design of a wide range of RF, analog, and mixed-signal blocks from RF front-end amplifiers to data converters, including baseband filters, baseband and RF phase-locked loops, crystal oscillators, and bandgap references.

Description

As an RFIC Layout Engineer, you will be a key member of a RFIC team, researching, designing and bringing the next-generation of wireless technologies into high-volume production in advanced CMOS technology nodes.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Minimum requirements of bachelor's degree.

Preferred Qualifications

  • FinFet experience.
  • Experience in custom RF/analog layout for radio transceivers with extensive knowledge of deep sub-micron CMOS.
  • Knowledgeable in layout techniques for device matching, minimizing parasitics, RF shielding, and high frequency routing.
  • Solid understanding of RC delay, electromigration, and coupling.
  • Understanding of guard rings, DNW, PN junctions, and advanced process effects such as LOD and WPE.
  • High level proficiency in interpretation of CALIBRE DRC, ERC, LVS in FinFet Technology.
  • Knowledge of CADENCE layout tools.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Scripting skills in PERL or SKILL.

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