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CPU Implementation Feasibility Engineer

Apple· Hardware
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Hybrid (Austin, TX)Full-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

CPU Implementation Feasibility Engineer at Apple’s Silicon Engineering Group (SEG) in Austin, TX. Work with RTL and microarchitectural ideas to define CPU/memory subsystems, perform feasibility experiments, and drive RTL-to-GDS flows for high-performance, low-power Apple silicon.

Responsibilities

  • Performing different feasibility experiments for RTL innovations and improvements that drive the next generation high performance and low power chips
  • Making area, frequency, performance and power trade-offs
  • Driving RTL-to-GDS flow through synthesis/place-and-route with ambitious goals for power, performance, and area
  • Working with multi-functional engineering team to implement and validate physical design on the aspects of timing, area, power, testability, and reliability
  • Performing different floor planning experiments to understand the microarchitectural feasibility for achieving high targets for performance, power and area

Qualifications

  • Minimum BS and 3+ years of relevant industry experience
  • Experience with VLSI implementation on high performance designs
  • Experience with CPU microarchitecture
  • Understanding of static timing analysis and power
  • Physical Design Fundamentals
  • Implementation experience on high performance CPU designs
  • Experience with Logical Equivalence checking (LEC) tools
  • Experience with Power analysis tools
  • Experience with Static Timing Analysis Tools
  • Understanding of power, performance and area tradeoffs
  • Strong communication

Skills

Required:BS degree with 3+ years experienceVLSI implementationCPU microarchitectureStatic timing analysisPower analysis toolsCommunication
Nice to have:LEC toolsTA tools
Last updated Oct 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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