Power & Performance Engineer - Platform Architecture

Apple • Santa Clara, CA

11h

About The Position

In this role you will work with a team to understand highly complex systems and their impact on Power, Performance, and SoC design/integration to inform future direction. This work is a vital component of the quality and efficiency of Apple’s future products. Join this group, and you’ll have a direct impact on the technology that shapes Apple’s customer experiences. Together, our work will be the reason millions of customers feel they can trust their devices every single day and directly impact the success of future products. Apple’s Platform Architecture group is looking for a motivated, curiosity driven Engineer looking to deprocess, image, and analyze silicon to extract critical intelligence on process technology, circuit design choices, memory architectures, and logic implementation efficiency - directly informing Apple's silicon roadmap and design.

Requirements

• BS in EE, Materials Science, Physics, similar engineering degree or equivalent work experience.
• Experience in semiconductor physical analysis including layer-by-layer deprocessing (chemical etch, mechanical polish, pFIB), SEM/TEM/FIB imaging, or EDS characterization of SoCs.

Nice To Haves

• MS, or PhD in EE, Materials Science, Physics, or similar engineering degree.
• 10 years industry experience.
• Familiarity with silicon implementation and design including floorplan layout, standard cell libraries (HC/HD), FinFlex configurations, fin counts, metal stack identification, and foundry/process technology differentiation.
• Ability to interpret and identify logic and memory library types from physical images — including SRAM bitcell characterization, cache hierarchy estimation, and quantitative logic utilization/silicon efficiency analysis.
• Passion for the semiconductor and consumer electronics industry, with a desire to stay current via conferences (IEDM, ISSCC, VLSI Symposium) and industry publications.
• Curiosity for what's new and a passion for uncovering the unknown are a must.
• Basic image analysis, measurement, and scripting experience (Python, shell) for quantitative area and density estimation.

Responsibilities

• Deprocess, image, and analyze silicon to extract critical intelligence on process technology, circuit design choices, memory architectures, and logic implementation efficiency.
• Inform Apple's silicon roadmap and design.
• Understand highly complex systems and their impact on Power, Performance, and SoC design/integration.
• Produce clear reports and present findings to cross-functional silicon design teams.
• Coordinate with failure analysis labs and external vendors to plan and execute deprocessing campaigns, from chip extraction through final transistor-level imaging.

What This Job Offers

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