CPU Processor Performance Verification Engineer

6 days ago


Santa Clara, California, United States Apple Full time
Job Summary

As a CPU Processor Performance Verification Engineer at Apple, you will play a critical role in the development of our cutting-edge chip designs. Your expertise in performance modeling, verification, and optimization will be instrumental in ensuring the exceptional performance and efficiency of our products.

Key Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with architects and RTL designers to verify performance features and correlate with performance models
  • Work with software and application developers to identify performance bottlenecks and optimize software
  • Develop test plans and test infrastructure/tools for performance tuning, correlation, and verification
  • Improve and maintain architectural performance models
  • Develop tests in assembly, C/C++, or vectors to debug and correlate RTL and performance model
  • Develop C or Verilog-based checkers for verifying performance features
  • Develop coverage monitors and analyze coverage to ensure all performance features are covered
  • Debug performance issues and conduct performance tuning on silicon
  • Benchmark, correlate, and compare CPU performance across silicon/OS/compiler versions
  • Present CPU performance results to multi-functional teams
Requirements
  • Minimum BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience
  • Performance modeling, processor verification, or RTL design experience
  • In-depth knowledge of digital logic design, CPU architecture, and microarchitecture
  • Experience in performance modeling for advanced CPU designs
  • Good programming skills in assembly, C/C++, Verilog, System Verilog, and scripting
  • Proven experience in benchmarks and workload analysis
  • Good knowledge in compiler techniques and OS for performance optimization
  • Proven knowledge with developing instruction profiling tools on silicon
  • Ability to work across teams to optimize silicon performance
What We Offer
  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Range of discounted products and free services
  • Reimbursement for certain educational expenses
  • Discretionary bonuses or commission payments


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