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Power & Performance Hardware Engineer - Platform Architecture

Apple· Hardware
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Santa Clara, CA$184.7k - $324.8kFull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Analyze SoC power and performance characteristics across shipping products to inform future direction. Use workloads and benchmarks to measure power and performance, identify limitations, and recommend hardware/software improvements.

Responsibilities

  • Collect and analyze power and performance data across a broad range of devices and workloads
  • Understand new and emerging software workloads, develop procedures and automation for measuring power and performance
  • Set up and configure new devices and software to enable accurate and repeatable benchmarking
  • Disassembling/reassembling of consumer devices while preserving functionality and thermal properties
  • Debugging and troubleshooting of desktop and mobile devices

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related quantitative field (or equivalent practical experience)
  • Experience using benchmark software tools to accurately measure system performance
  • Experience with Python and shell scripting
  • Experience with modern consumer electronics devices, SoCs and multiple operating systems
  • 10+ years of relevant experience
  • Solid foundation in computer architecture fundamentals
  • Experience using power measurement tools with benchmark software for simultaneous power and performance measurements
  • Curiosity about hardware/software co-design and a demonstrated drive to learn independently
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams
  • Understanding the design or reverse-engineering of DC power delivery circuits
  • Some systems programming or driver development experience, especially relating to power management

Skills

Required:BenchmarkingPythonShell scriptingPower measurementComputer architecture

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • discounted products and free services
  • reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition
  • discretionary bonuses or commission payments
  • relocation assistance
  • Apple stock purchase plans and discretionary restricted stock units
Last updated Sep 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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