SoC QoS/Fabric Performance Engineer, Platform Architecture

Apple • Austin, TX

17h

About The Position

As a member of Apple’s Platform Architecture team, the SoC QoS/Fabric Performance Engineer works with hardware and software engineering groups to shape the architecture of future System-on-Chips (SoCs). The role drives development of on-chip communication interconnect and memory Quality-of-Service features and contributes to a full-chip C++ simulator for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Watch SoCs. The engineer models emerging workloads, including Augmented Reality (AR) and Machine Learning (ML), and uses those models to study performance and power trade-offs. This highly visible work supports architecture improvements in Apple’s future products. Some international travel is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree.
• C++ programming experience.
• Experience in computer architecture and the hardware/software stack.
• Experience with performance modeling and debugging.
• 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Examples of substantial hardware or software projects brought to completion.
• Ability to study a problem in depth, design experiments, analyze data, and present results.
• Experience with Cellular/5G modem architecture.
• Communication and documentation skills.
• Coursework and/or practical experience with scripting for automation and data visualization.

Nice To Haves

• Coursework and/or practical experience with network-on-chip architecture and design.

Responsibilities

• Learn about state-of-the-art SoC IP and chip-level architecture, including network-on-chip C++ modeling of graphics, camera, and ML dataflow and integration with other SoC models.
• Run performance simulations of future applications.
• Analyze simulation results and present findings.
• Tune and validate future SoC hardware and software for the best user experience.
• Collaborate with cross-functional modeling, hardware, and software teams.
• Drive development of on-chip communication interconnect and memory Quality-of-Service features.
• Help create a full-chip C++ simulator and model emerging workloads such as AR and ML.
• Study performance and power trade-offs in SoCs.
• Travel internationally as required.

What This Job Offers

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