CPU Technology Feasibility Implementation Engineer

Apple • Austin, TX

13h

About The Position

At Apple, new ideas quickly become extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences. The company values passion and dedication, and its people have reinvented entire industries with Apple Hardware products. Apple is committed to innovation and leaving the world better than they found it. Apple’s Silicon Engineering Group (SEG) is seeking engineers for CPU process technology evaluation and improvement. As a CPU Technology Feasibility Implementation Engineer, you will evaluate technology in the early design phase, conducting experiments and analysis on process technology in CPU physical design to maximize PPA (Performance, Power, Area) benefits from technology.

Requirements

• Minimum BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience
• Experience with synthesis, PnR and clock flow, and PPA optimizations

Nice To Haves

• The ideal candidate will have implementation experience on high-performance CPU designs
• Deep understanding of process technology and its evaluation
• Deep understanding of power, performance, and area tradeoffs
• Deep knowledge of CPU microarchitecture including common critical loops for timing and understanding of low power microarchitecture and implementation techniques for CPUs
• Understanding of static timing and critical path closure techniques

Responsibilities

• Understanding new process technology and PPA trends
• Driving RTL-to-GDS flow through synthesis/place-and-route for technology evaluation experiments
• Analyzing PD results and identifying areas for improvements to maximize PPA benefit by new processes in all scopes such as technology, library/memory design, PD tools/methodology, RTL, etc.
• Working with multi-functional engineering teams to resolve technology-related issues or improve PPA further
• Performing and analyzing various PD experiments with new process technology to understand how to achieve high targets for performance, power, and area

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees