What are the responsibilities and job description for the SoC Small Cores Engineering Program Manager position at Apple?
Summary
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Role Number:200584409
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Apple is looking for silicon/software professionals with strong leadership ability to deliver critical support infrastructure to our custom non-Application Processors (AP) of our groundbreaking SoC's. This position requires excellent organization and communication skills to roll up regular status reports to multi-functional teams and senior executives.
Description
- As a Small Cores EPM, you will align, manage and track the HW/SW instances of Apple’s custom non-Application Processor (AP) cores, to ensure a uniform, supportable and auditable flow is exercised across them from the nascent stages of the SoC design until the SoC final revision is intercepted into the platform it was design for.
- This requires a deep understanding, through partnership with the various partners, of the numerous IP's in the SoC, the need/support/timelines/availability of the SW lineage that is required across each of the chosen custom small cores.
- You will coordinate activities across multi-functional partners in SoC Architecture and Core SW, to ensure the SW/FW framework that supports the small cores is warranted and optimized for the SoC’s performance and area.
- You will manage risks/mitigation/schedules/timelines for transitions of the existing cores architectures (if warranted) to the newer open-source architectures, such as RISCV with multi-functional teams in a very meticulous fashion. Institutional knowledge for open-source architectures for designing custom processors is a plus.
- You will develop processes and aid in the vital debug supported around verifying the SW/FW lineage for these custom cores in a SW simulated environment and in the respective RTL code environment.
Minimum Qualifications
- BS in engineering discipline and 10 years relevant experience.
- Experience in Silicon development.
Key Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- Validation technical program management or multi-functional management experience.
- Excellent partnership, collaboration and social skills.
- Creative and critical thinking abilities to proactively solve issues.
- Ability to filter and distill relevant information for the right audience.
Education & Experience
Additional Requirements
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