Power & Thermal Architect, Platform Architecture

Apple Inc.

Cupertino, Northern (CA, KY)

Hybrid

USD 216,000 - 325,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, CA is seeking a Power, Performance and Thermal Architect to join the Platform Architecture Team.

You will help advance Apple Silicon’s power and thermal control, pushing performance within physical limits while balancing efficiency across devices. You’ll work at the intersection of hardware and software, collaborating with SoC and platform teams to define features, drive high‑efficiency architectures, and specify implementations that extract maximum capabilities from our

Qualifications

  • BS in Computer Engineering, CS or related engineering degree.
  • MS in Computer Engineering, CS or related field preferred.
  • 20+ years of relevant industry experience preferred.
  • Experience with software performance analysis.
  • Experience with OS implementation.
  • Experience with power delivery, thermal management and workload scheduling.

Responsibilities

  • Extend SoC power, performance and thermal control architecture to new platforms and deployment scenarios.
  • Partner with SoC and power delivery architects, OS designers, control system engineers and platform power management stakeholders to drive high‑efficiency system architectures.
  • Develop and specify new hardware and software features to extract maximum capabilities from systems operating under power, performance and thermal constraints.

Skills

Computer architecture
Power management
Software performance analysis
Operating system implementation
Power delivery control
Thermal management
Workload scheduling at scale
Machine learning workloads
Communication skills

Education

BS in Computer Engineering or Computer Science
MS in Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Job description

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, CA is seeking a Power, Performance and Thermal Architect to join the Platform Architecture Team.

You will help advance Apple Silicon’s power and thermal control, pushing performance within physical limits while balancing efficiency across devices. You’ll work at the intersection of hardware and software, collaborating with SoC and platform teams to define features, drive high‑efficiency architectures, and specify implementations that extract maximum capabilities from our

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