GPU Physical Design Engineer

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$184,700–$324,800 / yr
Posted
144 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Above market

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Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company known for designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and online services, including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and App Store. Industry: Consumer Electronics & Software

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TL;DR · GPU Physical Design Engineer

As a GPU Physical Design Engineer within the Silicon Technologies group, you will be responsible for implementing complete chip designs from RTL to tapeout for high-performance, power-efficient GPUs. You will collaborate with front-end teams to drive physical aspects early in the design cycle and develop optimization recipes for performance, power, and area. Your daily work involves serving as a focal point for place and route, managing dependencies across domains like top, STA, and block placement while resolving complex flow issues on cutting-edge technology nodes. The role requires expertise in industry-standard physical implementation tools, PPA optimization flows, and scripting using TCL, Perl, or Python. You will navigate technical challenges including multi-voltage designs, power gating, thermal management, and integrating internal and external IP for large GPU designs exceeding 20 million gates at frequencies over 1GHz.

What you'll do

  • Implement complete chip design from RTL through tapeout on advanced technology nodes.
  • Drive physical design construction and optimization recipes to improve performance, power, and area (PPA).
  • Serve as the focal point for place and route tasks, including goal setting and planning.
  • Resolve complex design and flow issues related to physical implementation and signoff.
  • Integrate internal and external IP while managing requirements in the physical domain.
  • Develop and implement automated scripts using TCL, Perl, or Python to streamline workflows.
  • Manage multi-voltage, power gated, and power retention designs for large GPU architectures.
  • Address manufacturing challenges including design for yield, thermal management, and multi-Vt strategies.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor of Science degree required.
  • 10 years of relevant experience required.
  • Experience with industry standard physical implementation tools and PPA optimization flows.
  • Proficiency in TCL, Perl, or Python scripting.
  • Expertise in ASIC implementation including Synthesis, DFT, Floorplanning, Clock/Power distribution, and Place and Route.
  • Experience with large GPU designs exceeding 20M gates at frequencies over 1GHz.
  • Experience with multi-voltage, power gated, power retention, and thermal management.
  • Experience creating and analyzing floorplanning tools, P&R flows, and physical design verification flows.

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