ASIC Design and Integration Engineer – Silicon Security
Summary
Design and integrate secure ASIC subsystems to protect Apple’s SoCs from side-channel attacks and ensure data integrity using RTL, UPF, and cryptographic engines.
Apple's Silicon Security team is looking for a driven ASIC Design Engineer to build the secure subsystems that protect the entire Apple SoC. In this role, you will design the state-of-the-art hardware defenses that prevent complex side channel attacks and ensure the integrity of our customers' most sensitive data across Apple's product line. Our work spans cryptographic engines, side channel attack monitors, data protection logics etc that make Apple devices the most secure consumer electronics in the world.
As an ASIC Design Engineer on the Silicon Security team, you will be responsible for the micro-architecture, RTL design and integration of secure subsystems. Your responsibilities will include: • Architecting and designing state-of-the-art security features, working closely with Platform Architecture, Design Verification to deliver high performance, area and power efficient RTL Blocks on time • Integrating security IPs into secure subsystem and ensuring timing, performance and security requirements are met. • Resolving integration issues across multiple IP blocks and coordinating with IP owners on interface and functionality concerns • Driving front-end quality flows from RTL to netlist, including hands-on work with Lint, CDC/RDC analysis, UPF development, timing, and Synthesis. • Leveraging AI-assisted tools to enhance design quality and productivity.
An overview of Secure Enclave is available here: https://support.apple.com/guide/security/the-secure-enclave-sec59b0b31ff/web
Minimum Qualifications
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or a relevant field and 0 years of experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Solid RTL design experience using Verilog or SystemVerilog: finite state machines, pipelining, and similar computer-architecture fundamentals.
- Strong problems-solving and collaboration skills
- Solid understanding of digital design fundamentals including CDC (Clock Domain Crossing), synthesis, timing closure
- Familiarity with common on-chip bus protocols such as AMBA (AXI, AHB, APB).
- Familiarity with low-power design techniques
- Background in cryptography and cryptographic algorithm implementations is a bonus but not must-have