CSM Analog Design Lead – Power Management
Apple
Austin, Texas
csm
analog design
design
lead
power management
management
silicon
management
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mobile
power management
lead
apple
October 5, 2022
Apple
Austin, Texas
Can you influence, connect, get results and communicate optimally across a broad range of groups? We have an extraordinary opportunity for senior level engineers to drive and lead technical engagements between Apple, silicon and IP suppliers working on groundbreaking technologies! The Custom Silicon Management Group provides critical custom silicon for all of Apple's mobile products. Apple is looking for a remarkable Power Management Analog Design Lead to work with multi-functional teams and external vendors to define, develop and productize the next generation of mobile power solutions.
Imagine yourself at the center of our hardware development effort! You will have an opportunity to collaborate with all teams, playing a strategic role of getting functional products to millions of customers quickly. You will be a key member of the team, responsible for the delivery of high-quality, on- time silicon, that spans all aspects of power management architectural design and topologies.
We are looking for applicants with 10+ years of experience with proven track record of developing leading power management integrated solutions implemented in silicon for the mobile market with the following experience:
Imagine yourself at the center of our hardware development effort! You will have an opportunity to collaborate with all teams, playing a strategic role of getting functional products to millions of customers quickly. You will be a key member of the team, responsible for the delivery of high-quality, on- time silicon, that spans all aspects of power management architectural design and topologies.
We are looking for applicants with 10+ years of experience with proven track record of developing leading power management integrated solutions implemented in silicon for the mobile market with the following experience:
Key Qualifications
- We are looking for applicants with 10+ years of experience in developing leading integrated power management solutions for the mobile market:
- Deep understanding of power topologies such as buck, boost, buck-boost, and charge pumps.
- Strong background in control methods such as current mode, voltage mode, and hysteretic mode for applications including DC/DC converters, LED drivers, battery management circuits, and temperature sensors.
- Proven experience with semiconductor device physics, device safe-operating area (SOA), and power transistors used for high frequency switching.
- Solid understanding of DC/DC power converter modeling techniques using any of the following simulation tools such as MatLab, Simplis, PSIM, or Spectre.
- Understanding of key parameters including voltage and current accuracy, load and line transient response, DC gain, bandwidth, phase and gain margin, slew rate, efficiency, offset, PSRR, CMRR, noise, propagation delay, input and output common mode range, supply headroom.
- Experience working in a team environment designing mixed-signal blocks such as bandgap references, op amps, OTAs, bias circuits, comparators, oscillators, DACs, ADCs, level- shifters, switching power stages, LDOs, charge pumps, and finite-state machines.
- Experience taking projects from concept to mass production.
- Knowledge of board level considerations, including component selection, PCB layout, packaging technologies and thermal analysis.
- Knowledge of IC process technologies, reliability design rules, ESD and latch-up testing.
- Knowledge about industrial standards and practices in appropriate technologies.
- Design management experience with multi-functional teams preferred
Description
- Work with Systems and Platform teams to establish silicon requirements.
- Lead efforts that develop, integrate, characterize, and test devices that include power regulators, chargers, backlight drivers, and boost converters.
- Deliver first revision functional silicon and production worthy silicon per system requirements, on schedule.
- Work with external vendors to ensure innovative design practices, methodologies and processes are in place to produce quality results for high volume manufacturing.
- Work collaboratively with vendors to manage the development of new process technologies, next-generation architectures and circuit designs.
- Ensure designs are accurately verified, validated, and tested for long-term reliability.
- Support multi-functional engineering teams for system validation and mass production approval.
- Lead efforts that develop, integrate, characterize, and test devices that include power regulators, chargers, backlight drivers, and boost converters.
- Deliver first revision functional silicon and production worthy silicon per system requirements, on schedule.
- Work with external vendors to ensure innovative design practices, methodologies and processes are in place to produce quality results for high volume manufacturing.
- Work collaboratively with vendors to manage the development of new process technologies, next-generation architectures and circuit designs.
- Ensure designs are accurately verified, validated, and tested for long-term reliability.
- Support multi-functional engineering teams for system validation and mass production approval.
Education & Experience
BSEE / MSEE is required, PhD preferred.
Additional Requirements
- Some Travel Required.
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