Job Details

Power Engineer

Cupertino, California, United States

Hardware

Summary

Posted: Jun 05, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200607020

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Description

APPLE INC has the following available in Cupertino, California and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. Create power proxies representative of large-scale GPU workloads. Create and enhance automated regression flow for power data generation using PowerArtist for RTL and PTPX for gates. Develop automation in Python/Perl to speed up power data analysis. Analyze power regression data to identify power reduction opportunities. Implement power reduction changes in RTL and gates. Validate power reduction changes via functional verification or formal verification (LEC/LEQ). Identify architectural opportunities for power saving via transaction or byte count reduction. Create power data visualization platform to facilitate developing architectural intuitions. Instrumenting RTL and test benches to extract key energy metrics and counts. Create GPU energy model in Python to support architectural design decisions. Conduct pre-silicon and post-silicon power correlation to ensure GPU meets its energy goal. 40 hours/week. 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 $143,100 - $214,500/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

PAY & BENEFITS: Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s 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 Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll 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: https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html.
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Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related field.

• Education and/or experience must include the following skills;

• Utilizing PowerArtist to analyze and identify power reduction opportunities at RTL level.

• Utilizing PrimetimePTPX to analyze and identify power reduction opportunities at gate level.

• Utilizing Python, json and Splunk to create power data visualization infrastructure.

• Utilizing SystemVerilog or Verilog to implement power reduction changes at RTL level.

• Utilizing Verdi to inspect design waveform and validate power reduction changes.

• Understanding low-power design techniques, including clock gating, data gating, and redundant memory access reduction.

• Understanding digital power fundamentals to create a bottoms-up, transactional energy model.

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A

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