Drimva

Apple

CPU ML Microarchitect/RTL Engineer

$185K–$325K

Santa Clara, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2025

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 and refine RTL to meet power, performance, area, and timing goals; support verification and performance correlation.
  • Collaborate on physical design implementation and verification, addressing timing, area, reliability, testability, and power.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor’s degree minimum and 10+ years of relevant industry experience.
  • Experience with microprocessor architecture and logic design principles, including timing and power implications.
  • Experience with 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 or high-performance CPU microarchitecture techniques.
  • Experience with C or C++ and an interpretive language such as Perl or Python.

Pay

USD $184,700 to $324,800 base salary

Tools

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

AI focus

Develop CPU machine-learning accelerator architecture and RTL.

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