GPU Physical Design Engineer

  • Apple
  • Santa Clara, California
  • Full Time

Job Summary

Summary Posted: Jul 15, 2025 Role Number: 200612928 Do you love creating sophisticated solutions to highly complex challenges? As part of our Silicon Technologies group, youll help design and manufacture our next-generation, high-performance, power-efficient GPU! Youll ensure Apple products and services can seamlessly handle the tasks that make them beloved by millions! Joining this group means crafting and building the technology that fuels Apples devices. Together, we enable our customers to do all the things they love with their devices. This role requires a mix of strategic engineering along with hands-on experience in physical design and large chip integration, being responsible for implementing complete chip design from RTL to tapeout.

Description

Description - Work closely with the FE team to understand chip architecture and drive physical aspects early in design cycle.- Drive outstanding PD construction and optimization recipes for performance, power and Area (PPA).- Work on pioneering designs in the latest technology nodes.- Collaborate to drive methodologies and best known methods to streamline PD work, come up with guidelines and checklists, drive execution, and supervise progress.- Drive the work among place and route engineers, set goals and breakthroughs, plan short and long-term work, understand dependencies between different domains like top, STA, block PnR.- Lead and resolve design and flow issues related to physical design, identify potential solutions and drive execution.

Additional Information

Pay & Benefits At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $147,400 and $272,100, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apples discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apples Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Youll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

EEO Notice

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant .

Job ID: 485295651
Originally Posted on: 7/15/2025

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