CPU Cache Microarchitect/RTL Engineer

Apple Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 181,100 - 318,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Discounted products and services

Educational expense reimbursement

Discretionary bonuses or commission payments

Job summary

A leading tech company in Santa Clara seeks an experienced engineer to drive CPU cache subsystem architecture and RTL development. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's degree and over 10 years of experience in microprocessor architecture, with skills in Verilog or VHDL, and strong logic design principles. Benefits include competitive salary between $181,100 and $318,400, stock options, comprehensive medical coverage, and educational reimbursement.

Qualifications

• Minimum BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Experience with microprocessor architecture.
• Experience with logic design principles with timing and power implications.
• Understanding of low power microarchitecture techniques.

Responsibilities

• Drive CPU multi-level cache subsystem architecture.
• Develop RTL design to target power, performance, area, and timing goals.
• Support the verification team in functional verification.
• Implement and verify physical design aspects including timing and reliability.

Skills

Microprocessor architecture

Logic design principles

Verilog or VHDL

Simulation and debugging

C or C++ programming

Python or Perl

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Job description

Santa Clara, California, United States

Apple's Silicon Engineering Group (SEG) designs high-performance, low power microprocessors that power our innovative products, including the iPhone, iPad, Watch, Vision Pro, and Mac. We are looking for an experienced engineer who can drive CPU multi-level cache subsystem architecture and RTL development for multi-processor systems.

Description

• Micro-architecture development and specification – from early high-level architectural exploration, through micro-architectural research and arriving at a detailed specification
• RTL ownership – development, assessment and refinement of RTL design to target power, performance, area and timing goals
• Verification – support the verification team in test bench development, formal methods, and simulation/emulation for functional verification
• Performance exploration and correlation – explore high-performance strategies and work with the performance verification team to verify that the RTL design meets targeted performance
• Design delivery – work with a multi-functional engineering team to implement and verify physical design on the aspects of timing, area, reliability, testability and power

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience
• Experience with microprocessor architecture
• Experience with logic design principles with timing and power implications
• Experience in Verilog or VHDL
• Experience with simulators and waveform debugging process

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in one or more of the following areas: coherence protocols and interconnects, high performance (low latency, high bandwidth) design techniques, memory subsystem queuing, scheduling, starvation and deadlock avoidance, SRAM design basics, multiple clock/power domains and power management strategies, prefetchers, replacement policies, debug capabilities, DFT strategies, error detection and correction
• Understanding of low power microarchitecture techniques
• Understanding of high-performance techniques and trade-offs in a CPU microarchitecture
• Experience in C or C++ programming
• Experience using an interpretive language such as Perl or Python

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. The base pay range for this role is between $181,100 and $318,400, 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 reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

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