ASIC Power Engineer

Apple • Irvine, CA

14h

About The Position

Join Apple’s wireless silicon development team, which develops wireless silicon with an emphasis on energy-efficient, low-power design and technologies that enhance the product user experience. In this role, you will work on low-power architecture, power modeling, analysis, correlation, and silicon validation for wireless communication SoCs. Your work will contribute to delivering functional products to customers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least 10 years of relevant industry experience.
• ASIC power knowledge.
• Experience with power tools such as PTPX and Power Artist.
• Understanding of ASIC logic design.
• Knowledge of low-power design and UPF.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Shell, Perl, or Python.
• Basic knowledge of common SoC components, such as CPU, fabric, peripherals, and PCIe.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Experience with pre-silicon power estimation and modeling.
• Wireless knowledge, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and UWB.
• System architecture experience.
• Post-silicon power correlation experience.

Responsibilities

• Define power-efficient SoC architectures and schemes, and write power specifications.
• Estimate pre-silicon power.
• Build accurate wireless application and atomic power models.
• Define and generate power vectors with support from Design and DV teams.
• Collect pre-silicon power data using power flows and tools.
• Analyze power data and identify opportunities for power reduction.
• Support post-silicon power correlation.
• Perform power modeling, analysis, and silicon validation tasks for wireless communication SoCs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior