Technology PPA Engineer

A leading technology company that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, software, and services.
$143,100 - $264,200
Hardware
Mid-Level Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
3+ years of experience
Hardware

Description For Technology PPA Engineer

Apple's Silicon Technology team is seeking a Technology PPA Engineer to help design next-generation, high-performance, power-efficient SoCs. This role involves exploring various technology configurations to optimize Apple's products, working with device parameters, standard cells, and wiring configurations. The position requires collaboration with design teams to define optimal technology and workflows that maximize impact on designs.

The successful candidate will work on world-class CPU, GPU, and SOC designs, helping to define and explore new standard cell architectures and workflows that impact Power, Performance, and Area (PPA) across Apple's product line. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact on a wide range of chips used in Apple's world-class products.

The role combines technical expertise in electrical engineering with collaborative skills, requiring interaction with cross-functional teams to solve key technology definition and design challenges. You'll be working with industry-standard tools and technologies while helping to shape the future of Apple's silicon technology.

Key responsibilities include exploring technology parameters to maximize PPA, defining standard cell architectures, collaborating with CAD teams on future technology flows, and working with various disciplines such as physical design verification and static timing analysis. The position offers competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology at one of the world's leading tech companies.

This role is ideal for someone with a strong background in electrical engineering, experience with industry-standard tools, and a passion for pushing the boundaries of silicon technology. You'll be part of a team that's directly contributing to Apple's continued innovation in chip design and performance optimization.

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Responsibilities For Technology PPA Engineer

  • Participating and leading cross functional teams to solve key technology definition and design challenges
  • Explore various technology questions and knobs to maximize PPA
  • Explore and help define std cell architectures and flows to maximize the PPA for CPUs, GPUs and SOC designs
  • Collaborate with CAD teams to help create flows for the future technology
  • Collaborating with other disciplines such as physical design verification, RC extraction, IR and static timing analysis (STA)

Requirements For Technology PPA Engineer

Python
  • Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 3 years relevant industry experience
  • Electrical engineering fundamentals in digital circuits, timing/power concepts, and logic design
  • Basic scripting skills to interface with tools and mining data
  • Experience in using industry standard synthesis, PnR and STA tools
  • Understanding of technology or experience in advanced technology
  • Expert in CAD flow or PD methodology development
  • Experience with advanced technology node and std cell architecture/definition
  • Proficiency with Tcl, Python or Perl scripting languages
  • Hands on knowledge of industry standard PNR tools
  • Expertise in analysis aspects of Physical Design - extraction, timing, noise, physical verification, EMIR

Benefits For Technology PPA Engineer

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401k
Education Budget
Equity
Relocation Benefits
  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Discounted products and free services
  • Education reimbursement
  • Stock options and employee stock purchase plan
  • Discretionary bonuses
  • Relocation benefits

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