SoC Power Spec Engineer

Back to search results

SoC Power Spec Engineer

Austin, Texas, United StatesHardware

Austin, Texas, United StatesBeaverton, Oregon, United StatesCupertino, California, United StatesSan Diego, California, United StatesWork Locations (4)

Submit Resume

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.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant

At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You’ll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong.

Learn about accessibility in Apple’s workplace

Learn about reasonable accommodations for job applicants

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.

Submit Resume

Back to search results

See all roles in Austin

Content has loaded