Job Details

Accelerator Toolchain and Modeling Engineer, Platform Architecture

Cupertino, California, United States

Hardware

Summary

Posted: Apr 01, 2025

Role Number: 200597852

Do you love working on state-of-the-art technologies? Are you a forward-thinking and love solving technological and architectural challenge? Our Platform Architecture team here at Apple features a collaborative and hands-on environment that cultivates engineering excellence, creativity, and innovation! Join this team, and you’ll collaborate with engineers across Apple to develop frameworks and toolchains for hardware accelerators. In this highly visible role, you will be working with cross functional teams in Hardware Technology and Software Engineering to develop key technologies for future Apple products.

Description

In this role, you will be developing frameworks and toolchains for hardware accelerators including custom RISC-V ISA and CPU designs and custom co-processors, with the goal to assist and guide architecture definitions. You will collaborate with multiple teams exploring new architectures, algorithms, compiler optimizations, and power/performance/area tradeoffs for hardware implementations. Responsibilities will include:

• Develop automation toolchains for efficient development of accelerators

• Develop architectural and performance simulators

• Work with cross-functional team to define and architect application specific accelerators

Minimum Qualifications

• BS degree

• Coding skills including C++, Python and/or Verilog

• Computer architecture knowledge

• Design automation knowledge

Preferred Qualifications

• MS or PhD degree or 3+ years of experience

• Experience building hardware simulators and models

• Understanding of front-end VLSI development flow

• Knowledge of compiler LLVM and tablegen

• Excellent communication skills

• Ability to collaborate effectively with teammates and partners

• Ability to innovate

• Ability to drive results on a tight schedule

Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $143,100 and $264,200, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.Learn more about Apple Benefits. (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html)

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

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