Low-Power ASIC Power Engineer (Wireless SOC)

Apple, Inc.; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 123,000 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock programs

Relocation

Medical and dental coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Apple is seeking to join its growing wireless silicon development team in Irvine, CA. You will work on power modeling, low-power architecture, and correlation to deliver efficient wireless SOCs for hundreds of millions of customers.

You will define power-aware architectures, collect data, and support post-silicon power correlation, with emphasis on energy efficiency and fast product readiness.

Qualifications

• Minimum requirement of a bachelors degree.
• ASIC power knowledge.
• Experience with Power tools, e.g. PTPX and Power Artist.
• Understand ASIC logic design.
• Knowledge of low power design and UPF.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Shell, Perl or Python).
• Basic knowledge on common SOC components, e.g. CPU, fabric, peripherals and PCIe.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Define power efficient SOC architecture and schemes, write power spec.
• Build wireless application and atomic power model with high accuracy.
• Define and generate power vectors with Design and DV support.
• Collect pre-silicon power data using power flow and tools.
• Analyze and identify power reductions.
• Support post-silicon power correlation.

Skills

ASIC power knowledge

Low power design

Scripting (Shell/Perl/Python)

ASIC logic design

Problem solving

SOC basics

Power modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Power tools (PTPX)

Power Artist

Job description

Apple is seeking to join its growing wireless silicon development team in Irvine, CA. You will work on power modeling, low-power architecture, and correlation to deliver efficient wireless SOCs for hundreds of millions of customers.

You will define power-aware architectures, collect data, and support post-silicon power correlation, with emphasis on energy efficiency and fast product readiness.