CPU Power Engineer
full-time•Santa Clara
About this role
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 modeling and reduction, prototyping and correlating pre-silicon expectations with post silicon measurements. In this highly visible role, you will be interfacing with multiple disciplines, with a critical impact on getting power efficient products to millions of customers quickly.
As a CPU Power Engineer, you will have the following responsibilities: • Generate and drive new ideas in micro-architecture and/or circuits to reduce CPU power • Drive budgeting, measurements and analysis of CPU power for several use cases • Work with micro-architects and physical designers to study power reduction opportunities • Pre and post silicon power modeling and measurement across several use cases on current and future CPU designs • Work with software and platform teams to optimize CPU power efficiency and usage of power management features • Drive power management feature definition and silicon tuning • Create early power models to drive architectural tradeoffs
Minimum BS and 3+ years of relevant industry experience
The ideal candidate should have broad knowledge related to VLSI design, manufacturing, circuit analysis and logic design. Familiarity with high performance CPU architecture, and power performance trade-offs Knowledge of logic design principles along with timing and power implications Solid programming and python scripting experience Strong CMOS design and analysis skills Strong hands on lab experience characterizing and productizing power management features
Description
As a CPU Power Engineer, you will have the following responsibilities: • Generate and drive new ideas in micro-architecture and/or circuits to reduce CPU power • Drive budgeting, measurements and analysis of CPU power for several use cases • Work with micro-architects and physical designers to study power reduction opportunities • Pre and post silicon power modeling and measurement across several use cases on current and future CPU designs • Work with software and platform teams to optimize CPU power efficiency and usage of power management features • Drive power management feature definition and silicon tuning • Create early power models to drive architectural tradeoffs
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum BS and 3+ years of relevant industry experience
Preferred Qualifications
The ideal candidate should have broad knowledge related to VLSI design, manufacturing, circuit analysis and logic design. Familiarity with high performance CPU architecture, and power performance trade-offs Knowledge of logic design principles along with timing and power implications Solid programming and python scripting experience Strong CMOS design and analysis skills Strong hands on lab experience characterizing and productizing power management features
Other facts
Tech stack
Power Modeling,Power Reduction,Micro-Architecture,Circuit Analysis,VLSI Design,CPU Architecture,Power Management,Programming,Python Scripting,CMOS Design,Lab Experience,Timing Analysis,Logic Design,Silicon Tuning,Architectural Tradeoffs
About Apple
We’re a diverse collective of thinkers and doers, continually reimagining what’s possible to help us all do what we love in new ways. And the same innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices — strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it. This is where your work can make a difference in people’s lives. Including your own.
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. Visit apple.com/careers to learn more.
Team size: 10,001+ employees
Website: http://www.apple.com/careers
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Industry: Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
Founding Year: 1976
What you'll do
- As a CPU Power Engineer, you will generate and drive new ideas in micro-architecture and circuits to reduce CPU power. You will also work with various teams to optimize CPU power efficiency and manage power features.
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What does a CPU Power Engineer do at Apple?
As a CPU Power Engineer at Apple, you will: as a CPU Power Engineer, you will generate and drive new ideas in micro-architecture and circuits to reduce CPU power. You will also work with various teams to optimize CPU power efficiency and manage power features..
Why join Apple as a CPU Power Engineer?
Apple is a leading Computers and Electronics Manufacturing company.
Is the CPU Power Engineer position at Apple remote?
The CPU Power Engineer position at Apple is based in Santa Clara, California, United States. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.
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