CPU Microarchitect/RTL Engineer - Fetch, Out of Order

Apple Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 150,400 - 277,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental

Stock programs

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation support

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Santa Clara, CA, seeks an experienced CPU Microarchitect/RTL Engineer to drive front-end and out-of-order subsystem architecture and RTL development for high‑performance cores.

You will own architecture specifications, RTL refinement, verification, and performance exploration in collaboration with multiple engineering teams. Base pay range is $150,400 to $277,600, with eligibility for stock programs, comprehensive benefits, education reimbursement and relocation support.

Qualifications

• BS or higher in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Experience with microprocessor architecture and RTL design.
• Proficiency with Verilog or VHDL and waveform debugging.

Responsibilities

• Micro-architecture development and specification from early exploration to detailed specs.
• RTL ownership: development, assessment and refinement to meet power, performance, and timing goals.
• Verification support: test benches, formal methods, simulation/emulation for functional verification.
• Performance exploration and correlation with RTL design ensuring performance targets.
• Design delivery: collaborate with multi-functional teams for timing, area, reliability, and power.

Skills

Microprocessor architecture

Verilog/VHDL

C/C++ programming

Python scripting

Timing & power analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Verilog

VHDL

Job description

CPU Microarchitect/RTL Engineer - Fetch, Out of Order

Santa Clara, California, United States Hardware

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 to drive architecture and RTL development of CPU front-end and/or out-of-order subsystem for our performant cores.

Description

As a CPU Microarchitect/RTL Engineer, you will own or participate in the following:

• 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 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 3+ 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: out-of-order execution, instruction scheduling, integer and floating point execution, load/store execution, cache and memory subsystems
• 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 $150,400 and $277,600, 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

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