Touch ASIC Architect (Digital)

A leading technology company that designs and develops consumer electronics, software, and services.
$166,600 - $296,300
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Principal Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
10+ years of experience
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Description For Touch ASIC Architect (Digital)

Apple's Touch Technology team is seeking a Touch ASIC Architect to design, develop, and launch next-generation Touch Technologies across Apple's product line. This role is part of a team that develops groundbreaking Touch solutions central to products like iPhone, iPad, and MacBooks. The position focuses on enabling the world's best multi-touch user experience through innovative engineering and design.

As an ASIC Digital Architect, you'll be responsible for analyzing applications and developing cost and power optimized digital architectures for touch and sensing ASICs. The role involves working with processor designs, DSP cores, and custom control engine microarchitecture. You'll be architecting Touch sensing systems and creating realizable solutions from high-level user requirements, including system modeling and detailed specification development.

The position offers a collaborative environment within Apple's Hardware team, working on cutting-edge touch technology implementations. You'll interact cross-functionally with various teams, contributing to critical design decisions that impact overall product success. The role combines technical expertise in ASIC architecture with strategic thinking about technology implementation.

Benefits include a competitive base pay range of $166,600 to $296,300, plus opportunities for stock ownership through various programs. Apple provides comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, and education reimbursement. The position may also qualify for discretionary bonuses and relocation assistance.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced ASIC architect to make a significant impact on Apple's touch interface technologies, working with a team known for engineering excellence, creativity, and innovation. The role requires both technical depth in digital design and the ability to collaborate effectively across multiple disciplines.

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Responsibilities For Touch ASIC Architect (Digital)

  • Creating Touch sensor digital system architecture
  • Developing high performance, low power signal processing architectures and sensing algorithms
  • Authoring detailed specifications, analyses, and characterization plans for touch system ASICs
  • Defining System-level and IC micro-architecture of complex digital and mixed-signal ASICs
  • Defining common Digital platform architecture framework
  • Optimizing designs across multiple disciplines
  • Contributing technical assessments to strategic decision-making
  • Performing defect root cause analysis and resolution
  • Communicating program status, technical issues, risks, and mitigations plans

Requirements For Touch ASIC Architect (Digital)

Linux
  • BS and a minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience
  • Experience leading chip architecture and/or digital design
  • Experience developing and launching high volume IC designs
  • Strong electrical engineering background in embedded system design
  • Experience in FPGA emulation system design
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience with IC bring-up and debug
  • Proficiency in MATLAB, Verilog, or similar simulation tools
  • Experience with DSP and/or algorithm development
  • Direct experience with touch technology and/or flat panel display technology

Benefits For Touch ASIC Architect (Digital)

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401k
Education Budget
Equity
  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Employee stock programs
  • Discretionary restricted stock unit awards
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Education reimbursement
  • Discretionary bonuses
  • Relocation assistance

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