Drimva

Apple

CPU ML Microarchitect/RTL Engineer

$185K–$325K

Santa Clara, California · Full-time · Posted Apr 14, 2026

Experience
10+ years of relevant industry experience.
Education
Minimum BS

About the job

Develop CPU machine-learning accelerator architecture and RTL for Apple Silicon, from architectural exploration and specification through verification and design delivery.

What you'll do

  • Develop microarchitecture and detailed specifications.
  • Own, assess, and refine RTL to meet power, performance, area, and timing goals; explore performance strategies and correlate results.
  • Support verification and collaborate with engineering teams on physical design implementation and verification.

What they ask for

  • BS degree and 10+ years of relevant industry experience.
  • Experience with microprocessor architecture and logic design principles, including timing and power implications.
  • Experience in Verilog or VHDL.
  • Experience with simulators and waveform debugging.

Nice to have

  • Expertise in CPU areas such as out-of-order execution, instruction scheduling, execution units, or cache and memory subsystems; understanding of low-power and high-performance CPU microarchitecture techniques.
  • Experience in C or C++ and an interpretive language such as Perl or Python.

Pay

$184,700 and $324,800 (base salary)

Tools

Verilog, VHDL, C, C++, Perl, Python

AI focus

CPU machine-learning accelerator architecture and RTL development.

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First seen Oct 15, 2026 · Last verified Nov 4, 2026 (UTC)