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GPU Top Level Physical Design Engineer

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

About the role

GPU Top Level Physical Design engineer responsible for implementing complete chip design from netlist to tapeout, with hands-on physical design and large chip integration. Collaborates with front-end teams to drive physical aspects early in the design cycle, develops methodologies and guidelines, and serves as the focal point for place-and-route integration at the top level.

Responsibilities

  • - Implement complete chip design from netlist to tapeout
  • - Hands-on experience in physical design and large chip integration
  • - Collaborate with FE team to understand RTL and drive physical aspects early in design cycle
  • - Drive innovation with the physical design team, developing methodologies and best known methods
  • - 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

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 design approach, 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 process-related design issues including Design for Yield and Manufacturability, multi-Vt strategies, and thermal management
  • - Proven track record in solving complex PD and cross-functional problems, driving results or directing a team of engineers
  • - Understanding of GPU architecture and design units
  • - Repetition of PD tooling experience with Floorplanning tools, P&R flows, global timing verification and Physical Design Verification Flows

Skills

Required:ASIC integrationFloorplanningPhysical Design VerificationIP integrationGPU architecture

Benefits

  • Equal opportunity employer with commitment to inclusion and diversity
  • Accessibility and reasonable accommodations information available
Last updated Oct 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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