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GPU Physical Design Engineer

Apple· Hardware
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Austin, TXFull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Role focused on physical design and large chip integration for Apple’s next-generation GPU. Responsible for implementing complete chip design from RTL to tapeout, collaborating across teams to optimize performance, power, and area (PPA) and driving PD methodologies and workflows.

Responsibilities

  • - Work closely with the FE team to understand chip architecture and drive physical aspects early in design cycle.
  • - Drive outstanding PD construction and optimization recipes for performance, power and Area (PPA).
  • - Work on pioneering designs in the latest technology nodes.
  • - Collaborate to drive methodologies and “best known methods” to streamline PD work, come up with guidelines and checklists, drive execution, and supervise progress.
  • - Drive the work among place and route engineers, set goals and breakthroughs, plan short and long-term work, understand dependencies between different domains like top, STA, block PnR.
  • - Lead and resolve design and flow issues related to physical design, identify potential solutions and drive execution.

Qualifications

  • - Bachelors degree in Engineering or Computer Science required.
  • - Experience or coursework in one or more of the following areas: physical design, synthesis, DFT or clocking.
  • - Experience or coursework with digital logic design, RTL, CMOS transistor logics or VLSI concepts.
  • - Experience with scripting languages such as TCL, Python, Perl or shell scripting.
  • - Masters degree preferred.
  • - We value ability in all aspects of ASIC implementation including Synthesis, DFT insertion, Floorplanning, Clock and Power distribution, Place and Route and all aspects of timing, electrical and physical signoff.
  • - Experience working with EDA tools and exposure to their APIs.
  • - Use design knowledge and innovative physical construction and optimization flows to push performance, power, and Area (PPA) of GPU designs.
  • - Knowledge of multi-voltage, power gated, and power retention concepts will be an advantage.
  • - Practical knowledge with hierarchical design approach, top-down design, budgeting, timing, and physical convergence will be an asset.

Skills

Required:Physical designSynthesisDFTClockingRTLScripting
Nice to have:EDA tools
Last updated Sep 18, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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