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Graphics FE Integration Engineer

Apple· Hardware
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Hybrid (Austin, TX / Santa Clara, CA)Full-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

GPU Front-End Design integration role within Apple’s Silicon Technologies group, focusing on creating GPU RTL by integrating IPs according to architectural parameters, physical constraints, DFT logic and power intent. Involves RTL integration, validation, and collaboration across multiple teams to deliver FE design collateral and ensure implementation readiness.

Responsibilities

  • RTL integration, assembly, partitioning, transformation and analysis
  • Package, qualify and deliver FE design collateral
  • Debug simulation failures and triage logic equivalence failures between designs
  • Ensure implementation readiness with RTL lint, custom checks, unit level synthesis and clock/reset/power domain crossing checks
  • Develop innovative methods to improve front-end design integration process
  • Author design integration specification documents
  • Review and signoff specifications for customers and IP providers
  • Collaborate effectively with Architecture, IP, DV, SOC, DFT, and IMPL teams spanning multiple sites

Qualifications

  • BS + 10 years of experience
  • Experience with Verilog/System Verilog
  • Experience with one of the following scripting languages: Perl, Ruby, Python
  • Proficiency in logic design principles
  • Ability to analyze architectural and micro-architectural details to drive design partitioning
  • Knowledge of PPA optimization techniques, Power Intent (UPF/CPF), CDC, RDC, synthesis, physical design and STA
  • Experience with RTL analysis and/or PPA optimization using Invio, LEC and Genus
  • Familiarity with GPU/CPU/SIMD Architecture and micro-architecture
  • Ability to work well in a team and be productive under aggressive schedules
  • Experience with scalable designs, design reuse, DFT insertion, LEC, Lint, codeline management, simulation and debugging tools
  • Ability to debug and solve various design integration issues in a timely manner
  • Ability to solve complex problems across multiple technical domains

Skills

Required:Verilog/SystemVerilogScripting languages (Perl/Ruby/Python)RTL integration
Nice to have:PPA optimization / Power Intent (UPF/CPF)DFT, LEC, Genus, Invio

Benefits

  • Equal opportunity employer committed to inclusion and diversity
  • Accessibility and reasonable accommodations information available via Apple career resources
Last updated Jul 3, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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