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CPU Implementation Lead Engineer

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

About the role

Apple’s Silicon Engineering Group (SEG) is hiring experienced engineers for the CPU Implementation leadership team. As a CPU Implementation Lead Engineer, you will own or participate in CPU IP delivery, collaborate with multi-functional teams to implement and validate physical design, optimize area, timing, power and reliability, and mentor junior engineers.

Responsibilities

  • CPU IP delivery
  • Work with multi-functional engineering teams to implement and validate physical design in timing, power, area, electrical analysis, functionality, reliability, and testability
  • Collaborate with the partition implementation team to optimize area/frequency/performance/power and remove bottlenecks to meet design targets and delivery schedule
  • Participate in defining and enhancing RTL-to-GDS flow through synthesis and place-and-route targeting aggressive targets for power, performance, and area
  • Mentor junior engineers

Qualifications

  • Minimum BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience
  • Experience in driving chip implementation from definition phase to silicon correlation
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams spanning technology, architecture, RTL & Physical design
  • Experience in synthesis & place-and-route
  • Familiarity with high performance microprocessor architecture fundamentals
  • Experience in leading initiatives for improving power, performance, & area on CPUs
  • Knowledge of logic design principles along with timing and power implications
  • Understanding of low power microarchitecture and implementation techniques
  • Experience with scripting in Perl and/or TCL
  • Design experience in deep submicron technologies and basic transistor level design and device physics

Skills

Required:BS degree with 10+ years of experiencechip implementationcross-functional collaborationRTL-to-GDS flow
Nice to have:Scripting

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • a range of discounted products and free services
  • reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition
  • discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation may be eligible
  • Apple shareholder opportunities through discretionary employee stock programs
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Last updated Jul 24, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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