Apple

Graphics (GPU) Architectural Modeling Engineer

Apple$130K — $155K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum BS in Computer Science or related field plus 3 years of relevant experience
  • Proficient in C++ programming and modeling of Computer Architectures
  • Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python, Ruby, or Perl
  • Experience in Advanced Computer Architecture and GP-GPU or Parallel Architectures
  • Knowledge of Computer Memory Hierarchy and GPU Graphics Pipeline
  • Skilled in performance analysis and debugging of complex systems
  • Experience with HDLs like Verilog, System Verilog, or VHDL

Responsibilities

  • Develop architectural models for GPU design validation and verification
  • Create bit-accurate models for hardware/software co-validation
  • Produce timing-accurate architectural models for performance analysis
  • Support teams during GPU model and design bring-up
  • Triage and debug regression failures to identify root causes
  • Enhance the existing modeling infrastructure

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare plan inclusive of dental and vision coverage
  • Retirement savings plan with company match
  • Flexible work hours and remote work options
  • Opportunities for professional development and skills training
  • Dynamic work environment with a focus on innovation
Full Job Description
In this highly visible role, you will be at the center of a chip design effort working with all disciplines, with a critical impact on getting high performant products to millions of customers quickly.

Description

As a Performance Modeling Engineer you will be part of a team that is defining and optimizing Apple's GPU micro-architecture. With others you will seek out areas for improvement while collecting data and measurements that either confirm the idea or rule it out. You will collaborate with experienced designers in micro-architecture and RTL to assess the feasibility of ideas, refine ideas, and seed new ones.

The role requires the analysis of interesting workloads across existing and new product categories to identify bottlenecks and opportunities for improvement. You'll be architecting new simulator features and brainstorming novel ideas to boost simulation performance. You'll collaborate with world-class GPU and SoC Architects to steer and improve the implementation of GPU simulators and performance models used for research, performance analysis, and microarchitecture tuning. We also cross-collaborate as a larger architecture and performance team to maintain and improve the simulation environment and look for ways to boost the productivity of the entire team .

In this position you will be expected to:

- C++ performance modeling of proposed architectural solutions and features.

- Gathering, analyzing, and validating measured and simulated results to compare architectural design alternatives.

- Carefully analyze and present results to enable data specific architecture/design.

- Writing architectural specification documents in collaboration with engineers across different disciplines.

- Work with the multi-functional teams to develop architectural solutions.

- Improve Apple's modeling platform by developing APIs, tools, and optimal standard examples that can be used throughout the company.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum of BS + 3 years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with a range of performance and/or power simulation environments

Strong coding skills including object-oriented programming with C & C++

Strong understanding of common data structures and algorithms

Knowledgeable in software design patterns

Knowledge of scripting languages such as Perl, Python, or Ruby

You should have strong knowledge of computer architecture & micro-architecture

Be comfortable in an environment of uncertainty and able to work through ambiguities

You will need strong communication, influence and negotiation skills to enable right data driven decisions are taken

Experience in C++ programming.

Experience with C++ modeling of Computer Architectures.

Experience with scripting languages Python, Ruby, or Perl.

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

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