CPU Power Engineer
Apple
CPU Power Engineer
Apple
Designs phones, computers and their operating systems
Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Dynamic, hard-working people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products! The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it. Join us to help deliver groundbreaking Apple products! We are looking for a strong candidate to join our CPU team focusing on power budgeting, analysis, and identification of recovery opportunities at the cross-section of micro-architecture, RTL, physical design, and technology in high performance designs.
Minimum BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience Scripting experience in Perl/Python and TCL Academic or industry experience with CPU architecture and implementation
The ideal candidate should have broad knowledge related to micro-architecture, physical implementation, auto place and route tools, STA, spice, logic design, and device physics Knowledge of logic design principles along with timing and power implications for high performance and high frequency designs CMOS circuit design and analysis skills Experience with industry-standard power analysis tools like PrimePower and PowerArtist
As a CPU Power Engineer, you will have the following responsibilities: • Analyze and estimate the power impact of implementing new micro-architectural features • Generate power rollups and projected estimates from initial to mature net lists through the lifecycle of a project • Analyze power contributions to generate opportunities for recovery in physical implementation as well as RTL • Create power projections factoring in expected cost of convergence and implementation and refine the process
Apple designs and sells consumer electronics, from iPhone smartphones and Mac computers to tablets and wearable devices. Its operating systems manage apps and built-in functions for communication and work, while iCloud stores files and synchronizes data across devices. Customers buy additional digital services through subscriptions such as Apple Music and Apple TV, and developers distribute software through the App Store. Apple earns money from hardware sales, subscriptions and digital transactions, selling directly to customers and through retailers and mobile carriers around the world. It was founded in 1976 and has its headquarters in Cupertino, California.
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