Job Details

CPU Implementation Engineer

Cupertino, California, United States

Hardware

Summary

Posted: May 08, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200602729

Imagine what you can do here. Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their lives best work. Together we create products and experiences people once couldn’t have imagined, and now, can’t imagine living without. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do.

Description

APPLE INC has the following available in Cupertino, California and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. Work with Micro-architects to define memory subsystem and perform feasibility using Genus, Innovus, and Primetime tools. Evaluate and incorporate various macro/compiler IP’s and storage structures like flop/latch-arrays to make area/frequency/performance/power tradeoffs. Enhance the design and balance the pipeline stages by studying RTL datapath and control flow using Verdi and Power Artist. Drive RTL-to-GDS flow through Genus, DCG synthesis tools and perform place-and-route using Innovus, ICC2 tools. Perform gate-dept reduction, Verilog RTL recoding and employ physical design techniques like bounding, path-groups, structured and activity driven placement, custom clocking and routing. Work with cross-functional engineering team to implement and validate physical design on the aspects of timing using Primetime, reliability by measuring SIGEM, EMIR and testability by implementing scan ATPG and MBIST and power. Utilize microprocessor architecture and work on different sub-blocks like front-end fetch, dispatch, rename, integer and floating point execution with load-store sub-systems, to improve the current design and enhance future products. Implement timing, power saving techniques and logic design principles to improve efficiency of execution and provide timely design feedback to build better mobile products. 40 hours/week. 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 $151,091 - $214,500/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

PAY & BENEFITS: 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering or related field.

• Experience and/or education must include:

• Synthesis and PnR

• Analyze and fix timing paths

• Analyze and reduce the power consumption

• Computer Architecture

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A

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