Apple
Sensing & Imaging FPGA Engineer
$175K–$325K
San Francisco Bay Area, California +1 · Full-time · Posted Aug 13, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco Bay Area, California
San Diego, California - Experience
- Minimum 10 years of relevant industry experience.
- Education
- BS.
About the job
Develops FPGA platforms for camera and multi-sensor acquisition and processing, from architecture and RTL design through verification, hardware bring-up, and validation.
What you'll do
- Define requirements and performance goals with cross-functional teams; contribute to system architecture and technology roadmaps.
- Own RTL and FPGA implementation, including IP integration, synthesis, place and route, timing closure, and verification.
- Build sensor-data processing systems and bring up, debug, validate, and document designs.
What they ask for
- Proficiency with FPGA design tools such as Vivado or Lattice Radiant, and familiarity with AMD (Xilinx) and Lattice FPGA technologies.
- Strong System Verilog or Verilog RTL design skills.
- Experience with communication interfaces and protocols, including I2C, SPI, UART, USB, MIPI, DP, or high-speed serial interfaces.
- Troubleshooting and analytical skills using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, ChipScope, and Reveal.
Nice to have
- Experience implementing image or signal processing in FPGA; low-level software or Python/Tcl automation; CDC and FPGA timing constraints; CI/CD, version control, or regression testing.
- AI-assisted coding and design experience; MS or PhD in a related field with FPGA design experience delivering FPGAs from concept to implementation.
Pay
$175,000 and $308,500 (base salary); $184,700 and $324,800 (base salary)
Tools
Vivado, Lattice Radiant, AMD (Xilinx), Lattice, System Verilog, Verilog, I2C, SPI
AI focus
Develops hardware systems supporting Apple Intelligence capabilities; AI-assisted coding and design experience is preferred.
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