CPU Power Management Microarchitect/RTL Engineer

Apple; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering team at an innovative technology leader, where your expertise as a CPU Power Management Microarchitect/RTL Engineer will contribute to the development of groundbreaking microprocessors. This role offers the opportunity to engage in high-level architectural exploration and detailed specification, while collaborating with multi-functional teams to ensure that designs meet stringent power, performance, and reliability goals. If you are passionate about pushing the boundaries of technology and making a significant impact in the industry, this is the perfect opportunity for you to thrive and grow.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in CPU microarchitecture and power management.
• Strong knowledge of Verilog/VHDL and simulation tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop micro-architecture specifications and RTL designs.
• Support verification teams in functional verification processes.
• Collaborate with engineering teams on design delivery.

Skills

Microprocessor Architecture

Verilog

VHDL

Simulation and Emulation

Timing and Power Implications

C Programming

C++ Programming

Perl

Python

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

Waveform Debugging Tools

Job description

CPU Power Management Microarchitect/RTL Engineer

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States Hardware

Summary

Posted: Oct 07, 2024

Role Number: 200571952

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. Do you want to join us in these pursuits? Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product! 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 to drive architecture and RTL for world-class CPU power management solutions.

Description

As a CPU Power Management Microarchitect/RTL Engineer, you will own or contribute to the following:

1. Micro-architecture 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. Verification - support the verification team in test bench development, formal methods, and simulation/emulation for functional verification.
4. Performance exploration and correlation - explore high performance strategies and work with the performance verification team to verify that the RTL design meets targeted performance.
5. 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

1. Minimum BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience
2. Knowledge of microprocessor architecture
3. Knowledge of Verilog and/or VHDL
4. Experience with simulators and waveform debugging tools
5. Knowledge of logic design principles along with timing and power implications

Preferred Qualifications

1. Expertise in one or more of the following areas:
2. Coherence protocols and interconnects
3. High performance (low latency, high bandwidth) design techniques
4. Memory subsystem queuing, scheduling; starvation and deadlock avoidance
5. SRAM design basics
6. Multiple clock/power domains and power management strategies
7. Prefetchers, replacement policies
8. Debug capabilities
9. DFT strategies
10. Error detection and correction
11. Understanding of low power microarchitecture techniques
12. Understanding of high-performance techniques and trade-offs in a CPU microarchitecture
13. Experience in C or C++ programming
14. 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.