Apple
CPU Microarchitect/RTL Engineer
Austin, Texas · Full-time · Posted Apr 14, 2026
- Education
- Minimum BS.
About the job
Architect and develop RTL for next-generation CPUs, from microarchitecture specification through validation and design delivery.
What you'll do
- Develop microarchitecture specifications and 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 to implement and validate physical design for timing, area, reliability, testability, and power.
What they ask for
- Minimum BS.
- Experience with either Verilog or VHDL.
Nice to have
- Experience with microprocessor architecture, simulators and waveform debugging tools such as Verdi, and logic design principles.
- Understanding of CPU microarchitecture tradeoffs and techniques; experience with Perl or Python.
Tools
Verilog, VHDL, Verdi, Perl, Python
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