GPU Physical Design Engineer – High-Performance GPUs

Apple, Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in the United Kingdom is seeking a seasoned PD engineer to drive physical design from RTL through tape-out for next-generation GPUs.

You will partner with Front-End teams to align architecture with PD constraints, optimize floorplanning, and deliver high-performance, power-efficient GPU designs. The role emphasizes collaboration across design domains, implementing best practices, and solving complex timing and physical signoff challenges for 1GHz+ GPU architectures.

Qualifications

• BSc/MSEE/MEng/BEng or equivalent is required.
• Proven ability in ASIC implementation including Synthesis, DFT insertion, Floorplanning, Clock and Power distribution, Place & Route and timing signoff.
• Experience with large GPU designs and frequencies >1GHz is valued.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Front-End team to understand chip architecture and drive physical aspects early in design cycle.
• Drive best in class Physical Design construction and optimization recipes for performance, power, and Area (PPA).
• Collaborate to drive methodologies and “best known methods” to streamline PD work, create guidelines and checklists, drive execution and track progress.
• Be focal point for place and route; drive work among place and route engineers, set goals, plan short/long-term work, and understand dependencies between domains like top, STA, block Place & Route.
• Manage and resolve design and flow issues related to physical design, identify potential solutions and drive execution.

Skills

GPU architecture

Cross-team collaboration

Synthesize complex designs

RTL understanding

Education

BSc/MSEE/MEng/BEng or equivalent

Tools

Synthesis tools

DFT insertion tools

Floorplanning tools

Place & Route tools

Timing signoff tools

Power/Clock distribution tools

Job description

Apple Inc. in the United Kingdom is seeking a seasoned PD engineer to drive physical design from RTL through tape-out for next-generation GPUs.

You will partner with Front-End teams to align architecture with PD constraints, optimize floorplanning, and deliver high-performance, power-efficient GPU designs. The role emphasizes collaboration across design domains, implementing best practices, and solving complex timing and physical signoff challenges for 1GHz+ GPU architectures.