GPU Physical Verification Design Engineer

Apple Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Austin is seeking a GPU Physical Verification Design Engineer to enhance their cutting-edge GPUs. The role involves ensuring the design meets meticulous verification standards while collaborating with various teams to streamline processes. Candidates should bring over a decade of experience, a strong background in physical design and verification methods, and in-depth knowledge of tools such as Calibre. The role is pivotal for delivering high-performance products that are beloved by users.

Qualifications

• 10 years of relevant experience in GPU design and verification.
• Proficient in physical design verification methods and tools.
• Experience with large subsystem designs greater than 20M gates.

Responsibilities

• Drive physical verification aspects in the design cycle.
• Resolve design and flow issues related to physical design.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve project goals.

Skills

Hierarchical design approach

Top-down design

Physical Verification checks

P&R flows

Problem-solving

Education

BS degree

Tools

Calibre

Job description

GPU Physical Verification Design Engineer

Do you love creating elegant solutions to highly complex challenges? Do you intrinsically see the importance in every detail? As part of our Silicon Technologies group, you’ll help design and manufacture our next-generation, high-performance, power-efficient GPU. You’ll ensure Apple products and services can seamlessly and expertly 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. This role requires a mix of strategic engineering along with hands-on, technical work. You will be realizing the complete physical design verification closure from early design planning to tapeout. You will have hands on experience in physical design and large chip integration.

Description

As a GPU Physical Verification engineer, you will work closely with the Physical Design team to drive physical verification aspects in the design cycle. You will work with physical design team, as you drive methodologies and “best known methods” to streamline physical design work, come up with guidelines and checklists, drive execution, and track progress while offering physical verification support. You will manage and resolve design and flow issues related to physical design, identify potential solutions and drive execution. You will need to communicate and drive the needs of Physical Design Verification with cross-functional teams that will enable achieving the goals of the back-end design for the project.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS + 10 Years of relevant experience.
• Experience with hierarchical design approach, top-down design, budgeting, and physical convergence.
• Experience with Physical Verification checks including one of the following: Base/Metal DRC, ERC, LVS, Process ANT, PERC, and ESD.
• Experience with P&R flows and Physical Verification tools (e.g. Calibre).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience integrating IP from both internal and external vendors and be able to specify and drive IP requirements in the physical domain.
• Experience with Physical Design topics: multiple voltage and clock domains, ESD solutions, and mixed signal block integration.
• Experience with large subsystem designs (>20M gates) with frequencies in excess of 1GHz applying brand new technologies.
• Familiar with various process related design issues including Design for Yield and Manufacturability, multi Vt strategies and thermal Mgt.
• Proven track record in solving complex PD and cross functional problems, driving results directly and or directing a team of engineers to innovate and execute on world class designs.
• Understanding of GPU architecture and design units.
• Experience with Floorplanning tools, P&R flows, global timing verification and Physical Design Verification Flows is required.

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 .

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.