CPU Power Management Microarchitect/RTL Engineer
Core
Design high-performance, low power microprocessors for Apple products including iPhone, iPad, Watch, Vision Pro, and Mac.
Role type
Senior IC CPU microarchitect/RTL engineer
Builds
World-class CPU power management solutions for Apple Silicon
Domain
Consumer electronics / CPU microarchitecture
Required skills
microprocessor architecture, logic design principles, Verilog, VHDL, simulators, waveform debugging
Preferred skills
dynamic voltage and frequency scaling (DVFS/DVFM), advanced thermal and energy management, power state definition and management, dynamic clocking solutions, Di/dt mitigation strategies, micro-architecture strategies for improved power integrity, debug solutions, error handling, reset control, clock generation, asynchronous clock crossing strategies, low power microarchitecture techniques, high-performance techniques and trade-offs, C or C++ programming, Perl or Python
Responsibilities
Develop and specify micro-architecture from high-level exploration to detailed specification; own RTL design development and refinement targeting power, performance, area, and timing; support verification via test bench development, formal methods, and simulation/emulation; explore high-performance strategies and correlate with performance verification; implement and verify physical design aspects including timing, area, reliability, testability, and power
