Apple
GPU Physical Design Engineer
$150K–$278K
Austin, Texas +1 · Full-time · Posted Apr 14, 2026
- Location
- Austin, Texas
Santa Clara, California - Experience
- 3 years of relevant experience with a BS.
- Education
- BS
About the job
Implements and optimizes GPU physical design from RTL through tapeout, coordinating large-chip integration and physical-design execution.
What you'll do
- Partner with front-end teams to understand architecture and shape physical design early in the cycle.
- Develop and optimize physical-design flows for performance, power, and area (PPA).
- Coordinate place-and-route work, resolve design and flow issues, and improve methodologies and execution.
What they ask for
- BS degree and relevant experience.
- Experience with at least one of: floorplanning partitions, placement and routing experiments, static-timing review, or physical-design verification-flow results.
Nice to have
- Experience across ASIC implementation, including synthesis, DFT, floorplanning, clock and power distribution, place and route, and signoff.
- Experience with multi-voltage, power-gated, or power-retention designs.
Pay
$150,400 and $277,600 (USD, base salary)
Tools
RTL, ASIC, Synthesis, DFT, Floorplanning, Clock and Power distribution, Place and Route, STA
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