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Pre-Silicon Engineer

Apple

Cupertino, CA, USA

Posted 6+ months ago

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Key Qualifications

Experience with SoC or/and GPU acceleration for AI
Experience with hardware reference models
Experience with hardware performance and power models
Experience with SW/HW parallelism, and asynchronous processing
Experience with embedded systems, and real time OS development
Excellent programming skills of C/C++
Excellent software design, problem solving and debugging skills
Good understanding of Deep Learning workloads
Excellent communication and teamwork skills

Description

Implement new functional features in the compiler stack using Apple Neural Engine simulation environment, with an emphasis on performance and power. Drive performance content delivery to the hardware team and triage functional issues. Collaborate with the hardware team to review hardware specifications. Work closely with the design and micro-architecture team to understand the functional and performance goals of the design. Participate in workload selection and preparation of the ANE functional and performance test plan. Deep-dive into hardware investigations to understand and root-cause performance gaps. Evaluate new hardware features and contribute to the definition of architectural changes for future ANEs. Develop features for future products, bringing those features from initial concept, through development, leading to hardware bringup and validation. Partner with the driver/firmware teams to integrate HW acceleration in our software stack. Collaborate more broadly with hardware design, verification, performance and architecture teams within our Silicon Engineering Group

Education & Experience

Masters's degree or higher in Computer Science or equivalent field.

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 $138,900 and $256,500, 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 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.

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