Power & Performance Hardware Engineer, Platform Architecture

Apple Inc

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Location
Santa Clara, CA
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$184,700–$324,800 / yr
Posted
44 days ago
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TL;DR · Power & Performance Hardware Engineer, Platform Architecture

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As a Power & Performance Hardware Engineer - Platform Architecture, you will join the Platform Architecture group to help integrate hardware and software into a unified system. You will analyze SoC power and performance characteristics across multiple functional subsystems like CPU and GPU using various workloads and benchmarks to inform future product directions. Your daily responsibilities include collecting data across diverse devices, developing automation for measurements, configuring systems for repeatable benchmarking, and performing physical disassembly of consumer devices while maintaining thermal properties. The role requires proficiency in Python, shell scripting, and benchmark software tools to measure system performance. You will also troubleshoot desktop and mobile devices while addressing hardware and software improvements. This position focuses on the technical challenge of optimizing system-on-a-chip architecture through rigorous power management analysis and hardware-software co-design across multiple operating systems.

Skills

SoC Python Shell Scripting Power Measurement Benchmarking Computer Architecture Systems Programming Driver Development DC Power Delivery Hardware/Software Co-design reverse-engineering

What you'll do

  • Collect and analyze power and performance data across various devices and workloads.
  • Develop procedures and automation for measuring SoC power and performance metrics.
  • Set up and configure new hardware and software for repeatable benchmarking.
  • Identify performance limitations to provide recommendations for hardware and software improvements.
  • Disassemble and reassemble consumer devices while maintaining functionality and thermal properties.
  • Debug and troubleshoot desktop and mobile device issues.
  • Analyze SoC characteristics across multiple functional subsystems like CPU and GPU.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
  • 10+ years of relevant experience.
  • Experience using benchmark software tools to accurately measure system performance.
  • Proficiency in Python and shell scripting.
  • Experience with modern consumer electronics devices, SoCs, and multiple operating systems.
  • Knowledge of computer architecture fundamentals and hardware/software co-design.
  • Experience using power measurement tools for simultaneous power and performance measurements.
  • Understanding of DC power delivery circuits or experience in systems programming and driver development.

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