Pre-Silicon Engineer

Apple Inc

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Location
Cupertino, CA
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$150,400–$277,600 / yr
Posted
9 days ago
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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 · Pre-Silicon Engineer

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The Pre-Silicon Engineer joins the ANE Compiler Pre-Silicon team to enable new hardware features within a simulation environment and perform initial chip bring up. This role involves implementing functional features in the compiler stack with a specific focus on performance and power optimization. The engineer will drive performance content delivery, triage functional issues, and collaborate with hardware teams to review specifications and understand micro-architecture goals. Key responsibilities include participating in workload selection, preparing test plans, and deep-diving into hardware investigations to root-cause performance gaps. Additionally, the role involves evaluating new features for future products from concept through validation while partnering with driver and firmware teams to integrate hardware acceleration into the software stack. The work centers on the Apple Neural Engine architecture to solve complex hardware and software integration challenges.

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Compiler Machine Learning AI Firmware Silicon Engineering Micro-architecture Simulation Validation bring up

What you'll do

  • Implement new functional features in the compiler stack using the Apple Neural Engine simulation environment.
  • Drive performance content delivery to hardware teams and triage identified functional issues.
  • Perform deep-dive investigations into hardware to root-cause performance gaps.
  • Evaluate new hardware features and contribute to architectural changes for future products.
  • Develop features from initial concept through development, leading to hardware bringup and validation.
  • Partner with driver and firmware teams to integrate hardware acceleration into the software stack.
  • Prepare functional and performance test plans by selecting and preparing relevant workloads.

What we're looking for

  • Experience implementing functional features in the compiler stack using a simulation environment.
  • Ability to drive performance content delivery and triage functional issues.
  • Experience collaborating with hardware teams to review specifications and understand micro-architecture goals.
  • Ability to perform deep-dive investigations to root-cause performance gaps.
  • Experience evaluating new hardware features and contributing to architectural changes for future products.
  • Ability to partner with driver and firmware teams to integrate hardware acceleration into the software stack.

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