Apple
CPU Microarchitect/RTL Engineer
Austin, Texas · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2025
- Experience
- 10+ years of relevant industry experience
- Education
- BS
About the job
Drive architecture and RTL development for next-generation CPUs, from microarchitecture specification through validation and physical design delivery.
What you'll do
- Develop microarchitecture specifications and own or refine RTL features to meet power, performance, area, and timing goals.
- Support testbench development, simulation, and performance exploration and correlation.
- Work with cross-functional engineering teams to implement and validate physical design for timing, area, reliability, testability, and power.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree (BS)
- 10+ years of relevant industry experience
- Experience with microprocessor architecture
- Experience with Verilog or VHDL
Nice to have
- Knowledge of logic design principles and CPU microarchitecture tradeoffs or techniques
- Experience with Perl or Python, simulators, and waveform debugging tools such as Verdi
Tools
Verilog, VHDL, Perl, Python, Verdi
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