CPU Implementation Engineer

Role Number: 200668277Team: HardwareLocation: BeavertonPosted: 2026-06-13Summarymagine what you could do here! At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Dynamic, hardworking people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. The same real passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it. Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product!Apple’s Silicon Engineering Group (SEG) is hiring hardworking engineers for CPU block-level implementation.DescriptionAs a CPU Implementation Engineer, you will own or participate in the following:• Work extensively with Micro-architects to define memory subsystem, perform feasibility, make area, frequency, performance, power trade-offs and design and balance the pipeline stages.• Drive RTL-to-GDS flow through synthesis and place-and-route targeting ambitious targets for power, performance, and area.• Design delivery. Work with multi-functional engineering team to implement and validate physical design on the aspects of timing, area, reliability, testability, and power.Minimum QualificationsMinimum BS and 3+ years of relevant industry experienceExperience with scripting in Perl or TCLPreferred QualificationsFamiliarity with high performance microprocessor architectureKnowledge of logic design principles along with timing and power implicationsUnderstanding of low power microarchitecture and implementation techniquesDesign experience in deep sub-micron technologies and device physicsExperience using synthesis & place-route toolsEEO StatementApple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote 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 applicantAccessibilityAt Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You’ll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong.Learn about accessibility in Apple’s workplaceLearn about reasonable accommodations for job applicantsApplication DeadlineApple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.