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Hardware and Software Modeling Engineer

AT Apple
Apple

Hardware and Software Modeling Engineer

Cupertino, CA

Summary

Posted: Feb 19, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number:200592086

The people here at Apple don't just create products - they create the kind of wonder that revolutionized entire industries. It's the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple and help us leave the world better than we found it. The Silicon Development Team within the Graphics, Games, and Machine Learning (GGML) software group is seeking for an engineer who will work with hardware and software engineering groups to shape the architecture of Apple's future products. You will be building and applying technology that allows models of advanced graphics, media and machine learning use cases to be captured, analyzed, modeled and simulated. If you're passionate about technology and want to be part of a group that works on shaping very early-stage products, we may be the team for you!

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Description

As a member of the Silicon Development Team, you will be responsible for: • Developing use case models, hardware models, and associated tools used to test the viability of future products. • Careful analysis and validation of important use cases with respect to power and performance goals. • Collaborating with cross-functional teams including product, hardware architecture, software driver, firmware, frameworks and application teams, to define a vision for future products and present simulation results. • Helping to define technical requirements of Apple's future products. • Learning about the state of the art in mobile System-on-Chip (SoC) and chip- level architecture.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Masters in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related technical field.
  • Possess strong interest in the modeling, simulation and analysis of computer
  • systems.
  • Extensive knowledge in computer architecture, software engineering,
  • performance modeling, and SoC microarchitecture.
  • Expert level grasp of at least 1 modern programming language: Python, Go, Java,
  • etc.
  • Strong analytical skills to work on ill-defined and challenging issues.
  • Ability to work optimally in a highly collaborative environment.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Excellent communication skills required to interact cross functionally with
  • members from software and hardware teams.
  • Creativity and curiosity about how things work beyond the classroom. Examples
  • of projects brought to completion. Ability to study a problem in depth and
  • independently design experiments, analyze data, and present results.
  • You are results-oriented, upbeat and focused with a strong passion to learn and
  • succeed.
  • A PhD, equivalent research degree or practical experience in Computer Science,
  • Computer Engineering or related areas.
  • Familiarity with AI networks for example CNN, transformer and diffusion model
  • architectures and their performance characteristics.
  • Demonstrated experience with modeling and system performance analysis.
  • Demonstrated leadership on cross-functional projects across HW, SW or
  • Silicon.
  • High tolerance for ambiguity. You find a way through. You anticipate. You
  • connect and synthesize.
  • Demonstrated experience in cultivating stakeholder relationships and
  • influencing decisions with data.

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 $143,100 and $264,200, 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.

More

  • Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.

Client-provided location(s): Cupertino, CA, USA
Job ID: apple-200592086
Employment Type: Other

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