SoC Power Spec Engineer

Apple; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking an experienced SoC Power Spec Engineer in Austin, TX, to model power dissipation at the SOC level across CPUs, GPUs, AI accelerators, and memory blocks.

You will quantify power targets for various customer use-cases and ensure alignment with architectural constraints. The role requires strong scripting and data-analysis skills, a deep understanding of SOC building blocks, and the ability to collaborate across architecture, design, and validation teams to correlate models

Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and a minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience.
• Experience in power modeling at SOC level and with AI/ML workloads is desirable.
• Strong scripting and data-analysis capabilities are required.

Responsibilities

• Model power dissipation at the SOC level for CPUs, GPU, AI accelerators, media IPs, caches, and fabric.
• Model power for various customer use-cases and reference workloads.
• Collaborate with System designers, Technology team, Silicon Validation, and Product Engineering to define power targets at the SOC level.
• Work with the power lab and test teams to correlate models to silicon data.

Skills

Power modeling

SOC architecture

Thermal modeling

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

MSEE preferred

Tools

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Do you have a passion for crafting new solutions? As part of our Silicon Engineering group, you will generate ideas and turn them into reality. You will be part of the team responsible for crafting state-of-the-art ASICs that are integral to many Apple products. We are looking for an engineer who will work on the modeling of power dissipation of various IPs and applications, including AI/ML and power modeling at the SOC/system level for Apple products. This role provides an opportunity to participate in optimization of a variety of leading edge chips for power-efficiency. You will collaborate across many teams including architecture, SOC design, and system design. The job also involves partnering with the lab and silicon characterization/validation teams on correlating the models to the silicon data.

Description

The job involves collaborating across many fields and playing a role of getting innovative products to millions of customers. You will have the opportunity to build new insights into silicon optimization, as well as work with architects, silicon design engineers, software developers, and be involved in silicon/model correlation efforts of mobile SoC design. Your main responsibilities will be:-Modeling power dissipation at the SOC level, including Neural Engines, CPUs, Graphics, compute ( AI/ML) accelerators, media IPs, caches and fabric.-Modeling power dissipation for customer use-cases.-Interacting with the System designers, Technology team, Silicon Validation, and Product Engineering teams to define power targets at the SOC level, and the power delivery.-Working with the power lab and test teams to correlate models to silicon data.

Minimum Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in relevant field and a minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• We would prefer our SoC Power Spec Engineer to have the following qualifications:
• MSEE preferred
• Deep knowledge of SOC architecture and power modelling.
• Deep understanding of SOC building blocks including CPU, GPU, caches, memory and media IPs
• Skills in scripting and data analysis.
• Understanding of VLSI design flow and CMOS technology and background in EE.
• Ability to understand and model thermal control loops and throttling mechanisms.
• Strong teammate with excellent communication skills.

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