SoC Power Spec Engineer

Apple Inc

Beaverton, OR

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), Apple, Artificial Intelligence (AI), CMOS, CPU (Central Processing Unit), Communication Skills, Computer Graphics, Data Modeling, GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), Intrusion Prevention Systems, Laboratory Testing, Memory Hardware, Power Engineering, Product Engineering, Product Testing, Software Development, System-on-a-Chip (SoC), Technical/Engineering Design, Thermal Management, Use Cases, VLSI
LOCATION
Beaverton, OR
POSTED
30+ days ago

Do you have a passion for crafting new solutions? As part of our Silicon Engineering group, you will generate ideas and turn them into reality. You will be part of the team responsible for crafting state-of-the-art ASICs that are integral to many Apple products. We are looking for an engineer who will work on the modeling of power dissipation of various IPs and applications, including AI/ML and power modeling at the SOC/system level for Apple products. This role provides an opportunity to participate in optimization of a variety of leading edge chips for power-efficiency. You will collaborate across many teams including architecture, SOC design, and system design. The job also involves partnering with the lab and silicon characterization/validation teams on correlating the models to the silicon data.

The job involves collaborating across many fields and playing a role of getting innovative products to millions of customers. You will have the opportunity to build new insights into silicon optimization, as well as work with architects, silicon design engineers, software developers, and be involved in silicon/model correlation efforts of mobile SoC design.

Your main responsibilities will be:

  • Modeling power dissipation at the SOC level, including Neural Engines, CPUs, Graphics, compute ( AI/ML) accelerators, media IPs, caches and fabric.
  • Modeling power dissipation for customer use-cases.
  • Interacting with the System designers, Technology team, Silicon Validation, and Product Engineering teams to define power targets at the SOC level, and the power delivery.
  • Working with the power lab and test teams to correlate models to silicon data.

A minimum of a bachelor's degree in relevant field and a minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience.

We would prefer our SoC Power Spec Engineer to have the following qualifications:

MSEE preferred

Deep knowledge of SOC architecture and power modeling.

Deep understanding of SOC building blocks including CPU, GPU, caches, memory and media IPs

Skills in scripting and data analysis.

Understanding of VLSI design flow and CMOS technology and background in EE.

Ability to understand and model thermal control loops and throttling mechanisms.

Strong teammate with excellent communication skills.

About the Company

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Apple Inc

We bring amazing people together to make amazing things happen.

We’re a diverse collection of thinkers and doers, continually reimagining what’s possible to help us all do what we love in new ways. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with the Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, as well as with services, including iTunes, the App Store, Apple Music, and Apple Pay. And the same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices — strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it.

About Apple

There’s a place here for every kind of brilliant. Everyone here is an innovator, or an innovator-to-be, no matter what your team or your role. So bring your passion, courage, and original thinking and get ready to share it, because every new product, service, or feature we invent is the result of people working together to make each others’ ideas stronger. Innovation at this level depends on people who represent the variety of the human experience and inspire us with their own fresh perspectives. Together, we’ll do amazing work that can make a difference in people’s lives. Including your own. Learn more about working at Apple.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
1976
WEBSITE
https://www.apple.com/jobs