Apple Technology/Software

SoC QoS/Fabric Performance Architect, Platform Architecture

Austin, TX +2 In person Full-time

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In this role, you will be a member of the Platform Architecture team, working with hardware and software engineering groups to shape the architecture of Apple's future System-on-Chips (SoC). We are seeking an energetic and highly motivated SoC performance engineer to drive development of our on-chip communication interconnect and memory Quality-of-Service features.

You will help create a full-chip C++ simulator for iPhone/iPad/Mac/Watch SoCs. You will model new, emerging workloads such as Augmented Reality (AR) and Machine Learning (ML). You will use these models to study a range of performance and power trade-offs in our SoCs. Your work will be highly visible and critical for driving architecture improvements in Apple’s future products.

Learning about the state of the art in SoC IP and chip-level architecture including network-on-chip

C++ modeling of graphics, camera, and ML dataflow, network-on-chip and integration with other SoC models

Running performance simulation of future applications

Careful analysis and presentation of simulation results

Tuning and validating future SoC HW/SW for the best user experience

Collaboration with cross-functional modeling, hardware, and software teams

Some international travel is required for this position

BS degree

C++ programming experience

Experience in computer architecture and the HW/SW stack

Experience with performance modeling and debugging

  • 20+ years of relevant experience
  • Examples of substantial HW or SW projects brought to completion
  • Coursework and/or practical experience with scripting for automation and data visualization
  • Coursework and/or practical experience with network-on-chip architecture and design is a big plus
  • Ability to study a problem in depth, design experiments, analyze data, and present results

Experience with Cellular/5G modem architecture

Communication and documentation skills

Job description provided by Apple.
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