CPU Microarchitecture & RTL Engineer – Multi-Core Performance

Apple Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 129,300 - 194,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Employee stock purchase plan

Relocation assistance

Discretionary bonuses

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking an experienced CPU Microarchitect/RTL Engineer to drive multi-level cache subsystem architecture and RTL development for multi-processor systems.

You will participate in micro-architecture development, RTL ownership, verification, performance exploration, and design delivery with a multi-functional team to meet timing, area, and power goals.

Qualifications

• Experience with Verilog or VHDL for microarchitecture/RTL
• Proficiency in C/C++ programming
• Experience with Python or Perl scripting is a plus

Responsibilities

• Micro-architecture development and specification from high-level ideas to detailed specs
• RTL ownership including development and refinement to meet power/performance/area/timing goals
• Support verification via test benches, formal methods, and simulations
• Performance exploration and verification to ensure RTL meets targets
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams on timing, area, reliability, and power in design delivery

Skills

Verilog or VHDL

C/C++ programming

Python or Perl

Job description

Santa Clara, California, United States Hardware

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 engineer who can drive CPU multi-level cache subsystem architecture and RTL development for multi-processor systems.

Description

As a CPU Microarchitect/RTL Engineer, you will 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 formal 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

• Experience with at least one of the following languages: Verilog or VHDL

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in one or more of the following areas: 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; machine-learning algorithms and mapping to hardware; or power and thermal management
• 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. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $129,300 and $194,700, 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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