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GPU Physical Design Engineer

Apple· Hardware
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Santa Clara, California, Austin, Texas$150.4k - $277.6kfull-timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

Role within Apple’s Silicon Technologies group focused on physical design and large chip integration for next-generation GPU. Responsible for implementing complete chip design from RTL to tapeout, driving PD construction, optimizing performance/power/area, and coordinating across top, STA, and PnR domains.

Responsibilities

  • Work closely with the FE team to understand chip architecture and drive physical aspects early in design cycle.
  • Drive outstanding PD construction and optimization recipes for performance, power and Area (PPA).
  • Work on pioneering designs in the latest technology nodes.
  • Collaborate to drive methodologies and “best known methods” to streamline PD work, come up with guidelines and checklists, drive execution, and supervise progress.
  • Drive the work among place and route engineers, set goals and breakthroughs, plan short and long-term work, understand dependencies between different domains like top, STA, block PnR.
  • Lead and resolve design and flow issues related to physical design, identify potential solutions and drive execution.

Qualifications

  • BS + 3 years of relevant experience.
  • Experience with one or more of the following: floorplanning partitions, conducting route and placement flow experiments, reviewing static timing, and physical design verification flow results.
  • We value ability in all aspects of ASIC implementation including Synthesis, DFT insertion, Floorplanning, Clock and Power distribution, Place and Route and all aspects of timing, electrical and physical signoff.

Skills

Required:Chip design integrationFloorplanningPlace and routeStatic timing analysisPhysical design verification
Nice to have:IP integration

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition.
  • Discretionary employee stock programs, eligibility for restricted stock unit awards, Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
  • Potential discretionary bonuses or commission payments and relocation support.
Last updated Aug 28, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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