Apple
PLL Design Engineer
$185K–$325K
Cupertino, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 21, 2026
- Experience
- At least 10 years of relevant experience.
- Education
- BSEE
About the job
Develop frequency synthesizers for Compute, SoC, SerDes, and Cellular applications within Apple’s Analog-Mixed/Signal group.
What you'll do
- Develop frequency synthesizers for multiple technology applications.
- Design and model PLL/FLL architectures and circuits.
- Perform behavioral simulations to evaluate architecture performance and loop dynamics.
What they ask for
- BSEE.
- At least 10 years of relevant experience.
Nice to have
- Proficiency in PLL/FLL and frequency-synthesis architecture and circuit design, including DCO/VCO, Fractional-N, SSC, spur, and jitter techniques.
- Experience with System Verilog models and behavioral simulation; RTL design/debug is a plus.
Pay
$184,700 and $324,800 (base salary)
Tools
PLL/FLL, DCO/VCO, Fractional-N, SSC, System Verilog, RTL
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