Modem Design Engineer

Apple is seeking a highly experienced Modem Design Engineer to join our Hardware team in San Diego. This role is crucial in developing next-generation cellular modems for Apple's consumer products.

You will work closely with architecture, design, implementation, power, and physical design teams to deliver best-in-class multi-modem cellular modems. Your responsibilities will include synthesis, power analysis, and optimization of delivered IP, while collaborating with process technology, custom memory, STA, and DFT teams to achieve successful first silicon.

The ideal candidate brings 20+ years of relevant industry experience and expert design knowledge in RTL principles and physical design implementation. You'll be responsible for partition-level implementation, driving analysis and optimizations using advanced synthesis techniques, and RTL design improvement for optimal area, timing, and power.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Collaborating with Physical Design and Timing Analysis teams on floor-planning, structured placement, congestion, and timing constraints
• Analyzing architectural critical paths and driving multi-block closure
• Debugging complex logic equivalence issues
• Developing and implementing innovative methodologies
• Working with multiple technical domains including structured placement, memory optimization, reset domain, and multi-clock domain

Benefits include comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, stock programs including RSUs and ESPP, education reimbursement, and potential for discretionary bonuses and relocation assistance. Base pay ranges from $197,400 to $360,200, depending on skills, qualifications, and experience.

Join Apple's innovative hardware team and help shape the future of Apple Silicon in one of technology's most dynamic environments.