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Apple · 4 months ago

CPU Microarchitect/RTL Engineer

Apple is a company known for its innovative products and technologies. They are seeking a dedicated engineer for CPU architecture and microarchitecture development targeted for low power mobile devices, focusing on architecting and developing RTL for next generation CPUs.

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Responsibilities

Microarchitecture development and specification - from early high-level architectural exploration through micro architectural research and arriving at a detailed specification
RTL feature ownership – development, assessment and refinement of new RTL features to target power, performance, area and timing goals
Validation - support test bench development and simulation for functional and performance verification
Performance exploration and correlation - explore high performance strategies and validate that the RTL design meets targeted performance
Design delivery - work with multifunctional engineering team to implement and validate physical design on the aspects of timing, area, reliability, testability, and power

Qualification

RTL developmentMicroprocessor architectureVerilogVHDLSimulatorsWaveform debuggingLogic design principlesTimingPowerArea tradeoffsLow power microarchitectureHigh performance microarchitecturePerlPython

Required

Minimum BS
Experience with either Verilog or VHDL

Preferred

Experience with microprocessor architecture
Experience with simulators and waveform debugging tools such as Verdi
Knowledge of logic design principles
Understanding of timing, power and area tradeoffs in CPU microarchitecture
Understanding of low power and high performance microarchitecture techniques
Experience using an interpretive language such as Perl or Python

Company

Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$5.67B
Key Investors
Berkshire HathawayMicrosoftSequoia Capital
2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $4.5B
2025-01-16Post Ipo Debt· $0.31M
2021-04-30Post Ipo Equity

Leadership Team

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Tim Cook
CEO
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Craig Federighi
SVP, Software Engineering
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