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CPU ML Microarchitect/RTL Engineer

Apple· Hardware
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Santa Clara, CA$184.7k - $324.8kFull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Apple Silicon Engineering Group (SEG) seeks an experienced engineer to drive CPU machine-learning accelerator architecture and RTL development for Apple Silicon, contributing to micro-architecture definition, RTL implementation, verification, performance exploration, and design delivery for high-performance, low-power processors.

Responsibilities

  • 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

Qualifications

  • Minimum BS and 10+ 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

Skills

Required:Microprocessor architectureRTL designVerilog or VHDLSimulation and waveform debugging
Nice to have:C or C++ programmingPython or Perl scripting

Benefits

  • Discretionary employee stock programs
  • Access to Apple Benefits including comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, discounted products and free services, educational expense reimbursement
  • Eligibility for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation
Last updated Jul 3, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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