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GPU Physical Verification Design Engineer

Apple· Hardware
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Santa Clara, CA, Austin, TX$184.7k - $324.8kFull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

GPU Physical Verification engineer role within Apple’s Silicon Technologies group, focusing on physical design verification for next-generation GPU, from design planning to tapeout, with hands-on PD/PDV work and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Drive physical verification aspects in the design cycle with the Physical Design team
  • Develop and implement methodologies, best practices, guidelines and checklists for physical design verification
  • Execute and track PDV activities and provide support
  • Identify and resolve design and flow issues related to physical design
  • Communicate and advocate for Physical Design Verification needs with cross-functional teams to meet back-end design goals
  • Integrate IP from internal and external vendors and specify IP requirements in the physical domain
  • Work with multiple voltage and clock domains, ESD solutions, and mixed-signal block integration
  • Contribute to large subsystem designs (>20M gates) with frequencies >1GHz and new technologies
  • Address process-related design issues such as Design for Yield, Manufacturability, multi-Vt strategies and thermal management
  • Apply understanding of GPU architecture and design units to verification efforts
  • Utilize Floorplanning tools, P&R flows, global timing verification and Physical Design Verification flows

Qualifications

  • BS + 10 Years of relevant experience
  • Experience with hierarchical design approach, top-down design, budgeting, and physical convergence
  • Experience with Physical Verification checks (Base/Metal DRC, ERC, LVS, Process ANT, PERC, ESD)
  • Experience with P&R flows and Physical Verification tools (e.g. Calibre)
  • Experience integrating IP from internal and external vendors and driving IP requirements in physical domain
  • Experience with Physical Design topics: multiple voltage and clock domains, ESD solutions, and mixed signal block integration
  • Experience with large subsystem designs (>20M gates) with frequencies >1GHz applying new technologies
  • Familiar with Design for Yield and Manufacturability, multi-Vt strategies and thermal management
  • Proven track record solving complex PD and cross-functional problems, including leading teams
  • Understanding of GPU architecture and design units
  • Experience with Floorplanning tools, P&R flows, global timing verification and Physical Design Verification Flows

Skills

Required:Physical VerificationHierarchical designP&R flowsCalibre or equivalent PDV tools

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Discounted products and free services
  • Tuition reimbursement for related education
  • Discretionary bonuses or commission potential
  • Relocation assistance
  • Apple Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Last updated Oct 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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