Apple
CPU Microarchitect/RTL Engineer
Austin, Texas · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2025
- Experience
- 3+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Education
- Minimum BS.
About the job
Develop CPU microarchitecture and RTL for next-generation processors, from architectural exploration and feature design through verification 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, functional and performance verification, and performance exploration.
- Collaborate with engineering teams on physical-design implementation and validation, including timing, area, reliability, testability, and power.
What they ask for
- BS degree and 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, or waveform-debugging tools such as Verdi.
Tools
Verilog, VHDL, Perl, Python, Verdi
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