Power Performance Modeling Architect - Platform Architecture

Apple, Inc.; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a Power Performance Modeling Architect to drive the development of constrained performance models for Apple SoCs, addressing power, thermal and reliability constraints. You will work with SoC, system and software architects to influence future Apple product designs.

The role emphasizes building robust simulators, modeling workloads, and optimizing targets with a world-class team of engineers. A senior engineering background is highly valued.

Qualifications

• BS or MS/PhD engineering degree required.
• Experience with high-performance, low-power microprocessor design and architectures.
• Proficiency in C, Python or similar languages.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain constrained performance models for SoC power, thermal, and reliability.
• Collaborate with SoC, system and software teams to optimize targets and workloads.
• Support model validation and simulator development, ensuring high quality code.

Skills

Performance modeling

Microprocessor architecture

C programming

Python programming

Education

BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering

MS or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Job description

Power Performance Modeling Architect - Platform Architecture

Do you have a desire to seek out and solve exceedingly difficult challenges rather than the easy ones? Do you grow with adversity? Do you believe that truly valuable and meaningful accomplishments are the result of pushing the limits of perseverance? Do you believe that a world-class team with relentless drive can surpass even their own high expectations? We do! But we also realize this job isn't for everyone. What we do isn't easy, but you don't take the easy path!

Description

At Apple, products are holistically designed to deliver an unrivaled customer experience. SoC hardware, Systems and Software architectures are finely co-optimized and tuned for the highest performance and operating efficiency. The world leading multi-functional team of engineers that design these products rely on groundbreaking Constrained Performance Models to analyze and refine the architecture and implementation. The Constrained Performance Model is responsible for simulating overall performance and efficiency of Apple System on Chip (SoC) in the presence of electrical, thermal and reliability constraints and control systems. In this highly visible role as a Constrained Performance Modeling Engineer, you will play the central role of driving the development of these simulators and collaborate with the multi-functional team of SoC, System and Software Architects to influence the design of future Apple products.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain performance model under constrained power and thermals. Identify and prepare new workloads for analysis.
• Work with architects and design teams to characterize workloads. Find opportunities to optimize product targets.
• Work with control engineers to model and optimize the latest power, thermal and reliability control systems.
• Work with system design engineers to guide the design of form factors.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related engineering degree.
• Experience in high-performance and low power microprocessor architecture and design techniques.
• Experience coding in C, Python or similar programming languages.

Preferred Qualifications

• 20+ years relevant industry experience.
• MS or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related engineering degree.
• In depth understanding of CPU, GPU, Neural and ML workloads and applications.
• Good understanding in control system application and behavior.
• Expertise in high-performance SoC power delivery and thermals.
• Excellent modeling and simulator development skills.
• Ability to work with Claude to produce high quality code with validation.

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