GPU Energy Modeling and Analysis Engineer

Apple Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a GPU Energy Modeling and Analysis Engineer to advance power-aware design of our next-generation GPUs.

You will build micro-architectural energy models for early power estimation and perform what-if studies to optimize perf per watt across the GPU stack. You will work with drivers, compilers, app teams, architects, and designers to reduce energy consumption through software and architectural improvements, and develop tools to measure and visualize GPU

Qualifications

• BS degree in a relevant field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience evaluating energy/power-performance tradeoffs (PPA).
• Proficiency in Python scripting for modeling and tooling.

Responsibilities

• Develop micro-architectural energy models for early power estimation and perf-per-watt analysis.
• Analyze power consumption across the GPU stack and identify reduction opportunities.
• Drive power reduction techniques with cross-functional teams (drivers, compilers, apps, architects).
• Develop tools for measuring and visualizing GPU energy and opportunities to reduce power.
• Prototype architecture/micro-architectural improvements to lower power in next-gen GPUs.

Skills

Computer architecture knowledge

PPA tradeoffs

Low-power ASIC design

Python scripting

Education

BS degree

Tools

Tableau

Splunk

Job description

GPU Energy Modeling and Analysis Engineer

Do you love creating elegant solutions to highly complex challenges? As part of our Silicon Technologies group, you’ll help design and manufacture our next-generation, high-performance, power-efficient processor, system-on-chip (SoC). You’ll ensure Apple products and services can seamlessly handle the tasks that make them beloved by millions! Joining this group means you’ll be crafting and building the technology that fuels Apple’s devices. Together, we enable our customers to do all the things they love with their devices! We are looking for a versatile and creative engineer to support the power activity of Apple best-in-class GPU development.

Description

Develop micro-architectural level energy models for early power estimation, what-if analysis, perf per watt tradeoff analysis, and power targets.

Analyze and provide insight into power consumption throughout the GPU and where opportunities to reduce energy are.

Analyze and drive power reduction techniques across entire stack, working with driver, compiler, app engineers, architects, micro-architects, and designers to understand and reduce power of high value workloads through SW improvements or architectural/micro-architectural improvements.

Develop tools to aid in the measurement, visualization, analysis of GPU energy and opportunities to reduce power.

Conduct directed studies to prototype solutions to improve the architecture/micro-architecture of next generation GPU's to reduce power.

Minimum Qualifications

• Computer architecture knowledge.
• Experience investigating and evaluating PPA tradeoffs.
• Knowledge of low power ASIC design.
• Proficient Python programmer or similar scripting languages.
• Minimum BS degree and 3+ years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Tableau and/or Splunk is a plus but not required.
• Ability to work well in a team and be productive under aggressive schedules.
• Excellent communications skills, self-motivated and well organized.

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