Apple
CPU ML Microarchitect/RTL Engineer
$150K–$278K
Santa Clara, California · Full-time · Posted Apr 14, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ 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 and refine RTL to meet power, performance, area, and timing goals; support verification and performance correlation.
- Work with cross-functional teams on physical design implementation and verification.
What they ask for
- Experience with microprocessor architecture and logic design principles, including timing and power implications.
- Experience in Verilog or VHDL.
- Experience with simulators and waveform debugging.
- Minimum BS.
Nice to have
- Expertise in CPU architecture 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.
- Experience in C or C++ and an interpretive language such as Perl or Python.
Pay
$150,400 and $277,600 (USD, base salary)
Tools
Verilog, VHDL, C, C++, Perl, Python
AI focus
Develop CPU machine-learning accelerator architecture and RTL.
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