CPU MicroArchitect / RTL Engineer - Site Lead

Apple; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a CPU MicroArchitect / RTL Engineer, where your expertise will drive innovation in microprocessor design. This role offers the opportunity to lead a talented team in developing high-performance, low-power microprocessors that power cutting-edge products. You will be at the forefront of architectural exploration, RTL design, and performance validation, collaborating with multifunctional teams to ensure top-notch product delivery. If you are passionate about technology and eager to make a significant impact in the industry, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of industry experience in microarchitecture and RTL development.
• Strong knowledge of Verilog, VHDL, and simulators.

Responsibilities

• Drive microarchitecture development and RTL design for high-performance cores.
• Lead validation efforts for functional and performance verification.

Skills

Microprocessor Architecture

Verilog

VHDL

Simulators

Waveform Debugging

Logic Design Principles

C Programming

C++ Programming

Perl

Python

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

RTL Design Tools

Test Bench Development Tools

Job description

CPU MicroArchitect / RTL Engineer - Site Lead

Beaverton, Oregon, United States Hardware

Summary

Posted: Jan 24, 2025

Role Number: 200583630

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Dynamic, hard-working people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products! The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it. Join us to help deliver groundbreaking Apple products! 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 technical leader and manager to drive microarchitecture and RTL development in multiple areas of our performant cores, leading the CPU RTL team at this growing site.

Description

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

1. Microarchitecture development and specification - from early high-level architectural exploration through micro architectural research and arriving at a detailed specification
2. RTL ownership – development, assessment and refinement of RTL design to target power, performance, area and timing goals
3. Validation - support test bench development and simulation for functional and performance verification
4. Performance exploration and correlation - explore high performance strategies and validate that the RTL design meets targeted performance
5. Design delivery - work with multifunctional engineering team to implement and validate physical design on the aspects of timing, area, reliability, testability, and power

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum BS and 15+ years of relevant industry experience
• Knowledge of microprocessor architecture
• Knowledge of Verilog and/or VHDL
• Experience with simulators and waveform debugging tools
• Knowledge of logic design principles along with timing and power implications

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience leading a team of senior engineers to deliver complex microarchitecture definition and RTL development, including direct individual technical contribution
• Record of mentoring and supporting the career development of other engineers
• Expertise in one or more of the following areas of microprocessor architecture: instruction fetch and decode, branch prediction, instruction scheduling and register renaming, out-of-order execution, integer and floating point execution, load/store execution, cache and memory subsystems – advanced understanding in multiple areas a plus
• 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

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.