Apple
CPU Implementation Feasibility Engineer
Austin, Texas · Full-time · Posted Aug 11, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Education
- BS
About the job
Conduct feasibility experiments with RTL and microarchitects to assess and implement high-performance, low-power Apple CPU and memory subsystem designs.
What you'll do
- Run feasibility experiments and evaluate area, frequency, performance, and power trade-offs.
- Drive RTL-to-GDS implementation through synthesis and place-and-route.
- Perform floor-planning experiments and collaborate on validating timing, area, power, testability, and reliability.
What they ask for
- BS degree.
- 3+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Experience with VLSI implementation on high-performance designs.
- Experience with CPU microarchitecture.
Nice to have
- Experience with Logical Equivalence Checking (LEC) and power analysis tools.
- Experience with Static Timing Analysis tools; understanding of physical design fundamentals and PPA trade-offs.
Tools
RTL, synthesis, place-and-route, RTL-to-GDS, Logical Equivalence checking (LEC) tools, Power analysis tools, Static Timing Analysis Tools
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