We use cookies to enhance your experience. By using our site, you agree to our use of cookies.

Apple Logo

Apple

CPU Cache Microarchitect/RTL Engineer

Apply Now
🌎

Santa Clara, California, United States

4 months ago
👀 13 views
📥 0 clicked apply

Job Description

Description

Description
As a CPU Cache Microarchitect/RTL Engineer, you will own or participate in the following: • Micro-architecture development and specification - from early high-level architectural exploration, through micro-architectural research and arriving at a detailed specification. • RTL ownership - development, assessment and refinement of RTL design to target power, performance, area and timing goals. • Verification - support the verification team in test bench development, formal methods, and simulation/emulation for formal verification • Performance exploration and correlation - explore high-performance strategies and work with the performance verification team to verify that the RTL design meets targeted performance. • Design delivery - work with multi-functional engineering team to implement and verify physical design on the aspects of timing, area, reliability, testability and power.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
  • Minimum BS
  • Knowledge of microprocessor architecture
  • Knowledge of Verilog and/or VHDL
  • Experience with simulators and waveform debugging tools
  • Knowledge of logic design principles along with timing and power implications

Key Qualifications

Key Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications
  • Expertise in one or more of the following areas:
  • Coherence protocols and interconnects
  • High performance (low latency, high bandwidth) design techniques
  • Memory subsystem queuing, scheduling; starvation and deadlock avoidance
  • SRAM design basics
  • Multiple clock/power domains and power management strategies
  • Prefetchers, replacement policies
  • Debug capabilities
  • DFT strategies
  • Error detection and correction
  • Understanding of low power microarchitecture techniques
  • Understanding of high-performance techniques and trade-offs in a CPU microarchitecture
  • Experience in C or C++ programming
  • Experience using an interpretive language such as Perl or Python

Education & Experience

Education & Experience

Additional Requirements

Additional Requirements

Pay & Benefits

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 $121,900 and $183,600, 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.

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

More

  • Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.

Apply Now

More Jobs at Apple

Locations
Jobs by Title
Jobs by Type