Technology PPA Engineer

As part of the Silicon Technology team at Apple, you'll help design next-generation, high-performance, power-efficient SoCs. You will explore various technology what-if questions to find the overall optimal solutions for Apple's products. This role involves exploring device knobs, stdcells, and wiring configurations to optimize technology for Apple's needs. You will collaborate with design teams to define the best technology and flows to maximize the impact on designs. Working on world-class CPU, GPU, and SOC designs, you'll help define and explore new std cell architectures and flows that have a PPA (Power, Performance, Area) impact on Apple products. This position offers the opportunity to impact a wide range of chips used across Apple's world-class products.

Key responsibilities include:

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

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in electrical engineering, with expertise in digital circuits, timing/power concepts, and logic design. Experience with industry-standard synthesis, PnR, and STA tools is required. Knowledge of advanced technology nodes and std cell architecture/definition is preferred. Proficiency in scripting languages like Tcl, Python, or Perl is essential for interfacing with tools and data mining. The role also requires expertise in analysis aspects of Physical Design, including extraction, timing, noise, physical verification, and EMIR.

Join Apple's Hardware team and be part of shaping the future of technology in a collaborative and innovative environment.