GPU RTL Design Engineer

Apple • San Diego, CA

2h

About The Position

As a member of Apple’s GPU Design team, you will develop power-efficient, high-performance 3D graphics processor micro-architectures for low-power mobile devices and high-performance personal computers. You will be responsible for delivering high-quality, low-power graphics IP that meets performance, timing, and area goals. The role involves exploring design trade-offs, applying rigorous design principles, and understanding and contributing to pioneering micro-architectural specifications to design best-in-class GPUs. You will collaborate closely with teams in architecture, validation, modeling, and physical design.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree.
• At least 10 years of relevant industry experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience designing GPU schedulers, execution units, texture/pixel units, or caches.
• Detailed understanding of synthesis tools, timing analysis, floor planning, and the PNR flow.
• Experience in hardware performance analysis.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Ruby, or Perl.
• Strong background in GPU, CPU, or SIMD architectures.
• Logic design background with expert knowledge of low-power techniques and timing optimizations.
• Expert knowledge of SystemVerilog HDL.
• Ability to drive bring-up and debug of complex designs.
• Ability to work well in a team and be productive under aggressive product schedules.
• Strong communication, influence, and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop power-efficient, high-performance 3D graphics processor micro-architectures.
• Deliver high-quality, low-power graphics IP that meets performance, timing, and area goals.
• Explore design trade-offs while applying rigorous design principles.
• Understand and contribute to micro-architectural specifications.
• Collaborate with architecture, validation, modeling, and physical design teams.

What This Job Offers

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