GPU Physical Design Engineer, STA/Timing

Apple Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Austin is hiring a GPU Physical Design Engineer to oversee timing closure of GPU designs critical to Apple’s products. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering and familiarity with physical design techniques. The role involves collaboration with multiple teams, running ECO flows, and ensuring high-quality silicon for manufacture. Experience with scripting languages and an internship in relevant fields are preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience or coursework in physical design, synthesis, DFT, or clocking.
• Experience with digital logic design, RTL, DV (testing), CMOS transistor logics, or VLSI concepts.
• An internship or prior work experience in timing closure or physical design.

Responsibilities

• Interact with RTL and architecture teams regarding physical design.
• Run ECO flows on the design and ensure close timing.
• Support tapeout activities and run signoff checks.

Skills

Physical design

Scripting languages (TCL, Python, Perl)

Digital logic design

DFT

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Tools

EDA tools

Job description

GPU Physical Design Engineer, STA/Timing

Do you love creating elegant solutions to sophisticated challenges? As part of our Silicon Engineering group, you’ll help design and manufacture our next-generation, high-performance, power-efficient processors! You’ll ensure Apple products and services can seamlessly and efficiently handle the tasks that make them beloved by millions. In this job, you will be responsible for timing closure of highly complex GPU designs that go in every Apple product and will have amazing opportunities to set new standards for the next generation GPU designs. You will gain exposure to different aspects of product development, from concept to post silicon validation! You will collaborate with a variety of fields including Architecture, RTL, Synthesis, Clocking, DFT, Physical design and Post silicon engineering to ensure the best design practices are followed for a smooth timing convergence.

Description

In this role you will:- Interact with RTL, architecture teams to understand physical design constraints related to timing and be the central point of contact to provide these to backend design flows.- Partner with Synthesis and Physical Design teams to implement the best design optimized for power, performance and timing.- Setting up all DFT modes and making sure all test features are properly timed.- Assemble the top level design for STA ensuring accurate analysis by reviewing all the logs and reports.- Create and maintain scripts and automation to ensure high quality STA reports and work with other teams for timing closure.- Run ECO flows on the design and responsible for close timing.- Support tapeout activities by running a full suite of signoff checks to ensure a high quality silicon for manufacture.- Work with CAD and Vendors to constantly improve the flow and bring in groundbreaking features to the analysis flows.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering required.
• Experience or coursework in one or more of the following areas: physical design, synthesis, DFT or clocking.
• Experience or coursework with digital logic design, RTL, DV (testing), CMOS transistor logics or VLSI concepts.
• Experience with scripting languages such as TCL, Python, Perl, shell scripting, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• An internship or prior work experience in timing closure or physical design.
• Experience working with EDA tools and exposure to their APIs.
• Exposure to advanced concepts like XALK, POCVM, ETMs etc.
• Experience in analysis of large volume data, identifying and driving timing fixes, generate ECOs etc.

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