SoC Power Analysis and Optimization Engineer

Apple Inc.; Beaverton (OR); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a SoC Power Analysis and Optimization Engineer to drive power simulation, optimization and modeling for Apple silicon.

You will partner with architecture, RTL and physical design teams to select critical use-cases, set power targets for future projects and advance automation with GenAI/LLM techniques. Responsibilities include developing power metrics, deploying optimization across IPs, and refining methodologies to boost efficiency and reliability while interfacing with

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in a relevant field and at least 3 years of industry experience.
• Experience with ASIC power analysis and optimization is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drive SOC power simulation, optimization and modeling.
• Collaborate with architecture, RTL and physical design teams to define use-cases and power targets.
• Develop automated approaches using GenAI/LLM for power analysis and optimization.
• Create power metrics and drive efficiency improvements across IPs and SOCs.
• Review results and refine methodologies to extend power efficiency and design coverage.

Skills

Machine learning

Programming

Verilog

SystemVerilog

Python scripting

Computer architecture

Logic design

Signal processing

Silicon power measurement

SOC power modeling

Low power optimization

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Verilog/SystemVerilog tools

Python

Job description

SoC Power Analysis and Optimization Engineer

As part of our Silicon Engineering group, you will take imaginative and revolutionary ideas and determine how to turn them into reality! You and your team will apply engineering fundamentals and start from scratch if needed, bringing forward-thinking ideas to the real world. Join us, and you will help design products that bring to our customers experiences they’ve never before envisioned. In this highly visible role, you will be responsible for SOC simulation, optimization and modeling.

Description

The main responsibility of this role is to drive the SOC power simulation, optimization and modeling.• Work with cross functional teams, including architecture, RTL and physical design teams, to determine the interesting use-cases to simulate power, to provide power projections and targets for the future projects, and to improving the SOC power efficiency• Working with SOC power team members to drive power analysis and optimization tasks, improving the efficiency with automation and GenAI/LLM approaches.• Explore new methodology to analyze the power data, create power metrics to identify the optimization opportunities, drive automated approach to improve SOC power efficiency across IPs• Collaborate cross-functional teams to deploy the power optimization to improve SOC power, review results, improve the methodology on efficiency, runtime, and support boarder scope of designs.

Minimum Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in relevant field and a minimum of 3 years of relevant industry experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with ASIC power analysis and optimization
• Familiarity with machine learning algorithms and programming
• Familiarity with Verilog and System Verilog.
• Familiarity with SOC design flow and methodology
• Familiarity with scripting in Python.
• Familiarity computer architecture, logic and circuits design
• Familiarity signal processing is a plus
• Silicon power measurement experience is a plus
• SOC power modeling, low power design and power optimization experience is a plus
• Strong communication skills are a pre-requisite as the candidate will interface with a lot of different groups

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