GPU Physical Design Clocking Engineer
Core
Design and manufacture high-performance, power-efficient processor and system-on-chip (SoC) for Apple products, focusing on clocking aspects and large chip integration.
Role type
Senior IC physical design clocking engineer
Builds
Next-generation Apple processors and SoCs
Domain
Semiconductor / ASIC Physical Design
Required skills
ASIC integration, floorplanning, P&R flows, global timing verification, clock distribution network planning, hierarchical design, IP integration, multi-voltage/clock domain management, large subsystem design (>20M gates), high-frequency design (>1GHz), DFM, thermal management
Preferred skills
GPU architecture knowledge, test structure planning for clocking, cross-hierarchy clocking issue resolution, multi-Vt strategies
Technologies
Floorplanning tools, P&R flows, global timing verification flows
Responsibilities
Collaborate with FE teams to understand chip architecture and drive clocking early in design cycle; drive best-in-class clocking construction for PPA; develop clocking methodologies and guidelines; supervise progress and communicate with multi-functional teams; integrate IP from internal and external vendors; solve complex PD and cross-functional problems
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
