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GPU Top Level Physical Design Engineer

Apple· Hardware
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Santa Clara, CA, Austin, TX$150.4k - $277.6kFull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

GPU Top Level Physical Design engineer focused on implementing complete chip design from netlist to tapeout, with hands-on physical design and large chip integration for a high-performance GPU within Apple’s Silicon Technologies group.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with FE team to understand RTL and drive physical aspects early in design cycle
  • Drive innovation with the physical design team and develop methodologies and best practices
  • Develop PD guidelines and checklists, drive execution, and supervise progress
  • Be the focal point for place and route integration at the top level
  • Communicate and drive the needs of PD with cross-functional teams to enable back-end design goals for the project
  • Implement complete chip design from netlist to tapeout
  • Hands-on experience in physical design and large chip integration
  • Experience with IP integration from internal and external vendors, driving IP requirements in the physical domain

Qualifications

  • BS + 3 years of relevant experience
  • Experience with ASIC integration including Floorplanning, Clock and Power distribution, global signal planning, I/O planning or hard IP integration
  • Experience with hierarchical/top-down design, budgeting, timing or physical convergence
  • Experience with Floorplanning tools, P&R flows, global timing verification and Physical Design Verification Flows
  • Experience integrating IP from internal and external vendors and ability to specify and drive IP requirements in the 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 and new technologies
  • Familiar with design for yield/manufacturability, multi-Vt strategies and thermal management
  • Proven track record solving complex PD and cross-functional problems, leading a team if needed
  • Understanding of GPU architecture and design units
  • Experience with Floorplanning tools, P&R flows, global timing verification and Physical Design Verification Flows (duplicate)

Skills

Required:ASIC integrationFloorplanningP&R flowsPhysical Design Verification FlowsIP integrationGPU architecture

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Discounted products and free services
  • Reimbursement for certain educational expenses
  • Discretionary bonuses or commission possible
  • Relocation may be offered
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Apple stock through discretionary RSU awards
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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