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Experienced GPU Top Level Physical Design Engineer

Apple· Hardware
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Hybrid (London / Cambridge)full-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Role in Apple's Silicon Technologies group focusing on physical design of next-generation GPUs, from netlist to tapeout, with hands-on PD work and large chip integration in a high-performance, power-efficient GPU context.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with FE team to understand chip architecture and drive physical aspects early in design cycle.
  • Contribute to innovation with the physical design team and develop methodologies and “best known methods” that will enable outstanding GPU design.
  • Develop PD guidelines and checklists and drive execution. Be the focal point for place and route integration at the top level
  • Plan short and long-term work and goals with awareness of dependencies between different domains like top, STA, block place and route.
  • Reach new career highs as you resolve design and flow issues related to physical design, identify potential solutions and drive execution.

Qualifications

  • MSEE or equivalent is required.
  • Deep experience with all aspects of ASIC integration including Floorplanning, Clock & Power distribution, global signal planning, I/O planning & hard IP integration.
  • Knowledge of issues such as multiple voltage and clock domains, ESD strategies, mixed signal block integration, and package interactions.
  • Familiar with hierarchical design approach, top-down design, budgeting, timing and physical convergence.
  • Depth of expertise on integrating IP from both internal and external vendors and be able to specify and drive IP requirements in the physical domain.
  • Experience with large subsystem designs (>20M gates) with frequencies in excess of 1GHz applying brand-new technologies.
  • Familiar with various process related design issues including Design for Yield and Manufacturability, multi Vt strategies and thermal Mgt.
  • From a CAD tool perspective, experience with Floorplanning tools, P&R flows, global timing verification and Physical Design Verification Flows is required.

Skills

Required:Physical DesignFloorplanningClock and Power distributionIP integrationCAD tools for PD

Benefits

  • Not specified in the description
Last updated Sep 18, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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