Apple
GPU Physical Design Engineer
Austin, Texas · Full-time · Posted Apr 14, 2026
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science required; Master’s degree preferred.
About the job
Implements and optimizes GPU chip physical design from RTL through tapeout, coordinating design flows and resolving implementation issues.
What you'll do
- Work with front-end teams to address physical design early and optimize performance, power, and area (PPA).
- Develop physical design methodologies, guidelines, and execution plans, coordinating place-and-route work across design domains.
- Lead resolution of physical design and flow issues and drive solutions.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science.
- Experience or coursework in physical design, synthesis, DFT, or clocking.
- Experience or coursework in digital logic design, RTL, CMOS transistor logics, or VLSI concepts.
- Experience with scripting languages such as TCL, Python, Perl, or shell scripting.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree.
- Experience with ASIC implementation, EDA tools and APIs, power-management concepts, or hierarchical design and physical convergence.
Tools
TCL, Python, Perl
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