Technology PPA Engineer

Summary

Posted: Oct 28, 2024

Role Number:200576008

As part of the Silicon Technology team, you’ll help design our next-generation, high-performance, power-efficient SoCs. You will explore various technology what-if questions to find the overall optimal for Apple’s products. This will involve exploring various device knobs, stdcells, and wiring configurations to sweet spot the technology for Apple’s needs. You will collaborate with design teams to define the best technology and flows to maximize the impact on our designs. You will work on world class CPU, GPU and SOC designs by help defining and exploring new std cell architectures and new flows that have a PPA (Power, Performance, Area) impact on Apple products! We are looking for passionate engineers to join our team. In this role, you will be impacting a wide range of chips used across Apple’s world-class products!

Description

– Participating and leading cross functional teams to solve key technology definition and design challenges. – Explore various technology questions and knobs to maximize PPA – Explore and help define std cell architectures and flows to maximize the PPA for CPUs, GPUs and SOC designs. – Collaborate with CAD teams to help create flows for the future technology – Collaborating with other disciplines such as physical design verification, RC extraction, IR and static timing analysis (STA).

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 3 years relevant industry experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Electrical engineering fundamentals in digital circuits, timing/power concepts, and logic design
• Basic scripting skills to interface with tools and mining data
• Experience in using industry standard synthesis, PnR and STA tools
• Understanding of technology or experience in advanced technology would be a plus
• Expert in CAD flow or PD methodology development.
• Experience with advanced technology node and std cell architecture/definition
• Proficiency with Tcl, Python or Perl scripting languages.
• Hands on knowledge of industry standard PNR tools
• Expertise in analysis aspects of Physical Design – extraction, timing, noise, physical verification, EMIR.

Pay & Benefits

• At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $143,100 and $264,200, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
  
  Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.
  
  Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.