Apple
ESD Engineer
$166K–$325K
Austin Metro Area, Texas +5 · Full-time · Posted May 12, 2026
- Location
- Austin Metro Area, Texas
Los Angeles Metro Area, California
San Francisco Bay Area, California
Beaverton, Oregon
San Diego, California
Waltham, Massachusetts - Experience
- Minimum 10 years relevant industry experience; preferred qualification states MS and 8+ years relevant industry experience.
- Education
- BS degree in technical subject area; MS preferred.
About the job
Own ESD and latch-up requirements for Apple silicon, designing and validating protection solutions and coordinating sign-off with internal teams, vendors, and foundries.
What you'll do
- Define ESD methodology and chip/IP requirements; design protection devices and circuits and develop characterization test structures and design rules.
- Maintain ESD device libraries and collaborate with foundries on ESD libraries and ESD/LUP rules.
- Review testing plans, manage sign-off reviews, and drive ESD/LUP debug activities.
What they ask for
- BS degree in a technical subject area.
- Minimum 10 years of relevant industry experience.
Nice to have
- MS and 8+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Experience with transistor devices, ESD models and design techniques, EDA/checking tools, silicon processes, or ESD/LUP characterization equipment.
Pay
$175,000 and $308,500 USD base salary; $165,800 and $292,400 USD base salary; $184,700 and $324,800 USD base salary
Tools
HBM, CDM, MM, IEC-61000-4-2, Virtuoso, Calibre, Allegro, PERC
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