Graphics (GPU) RTL Design Engineer

Apple • Santa Clara, CA

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About The Position

As a member of Apple’s GPU Shader Core team, the GPU Design Engineer will develop power-efficient, high-performance 3D graphics processor microarchitectures for low-power mobile devices and high-performance personal computers. The role is responsible for delivering high-quality, low-power graphics IP that meets performance, timing, and area goals. The engineer explores design trade-offs, applies rigorous design principles, and collaborates on microarchitectural specifications to design GPUs. The position works closely with teams in architecture, verification, modeling, and physical design.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree.
• Experience with SystemVerilog HDL.

Nice To Haves

• Experience designing GPU schedulers, execution units, or caches.
• Experience writing microarchitectural specifications.
• Experience in hardware performance analysis and debug.
• Ability to drive bring-up and debug of complex designs.
• Understanding of synthesis tools, timing analysis, floor planning, and the place-and-route (PNR) flow.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Ruby, or Perl.
• Ability to work well in a team and be productive under aggressive product schedules.
• Experience in GPU, CPU, or SIMD architectures.
• Experience in logic design, including knowledge of low-power techniques and timing optimizations.

Responsibilities

• 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 collaborate on microarchitectural specifications for GPU design.
• Work closely with architecture, verification, modeling, and physical design teams.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time