CPU Implementation Engineer

Austin Until 9/22/2026 10+ years exp First posted July 24, 2026 Last posted July 24, 2026
Job description

Imagine 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.

Description

As 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 Qualifications

Minimum BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience
Experience with scripting in Perl or TCL

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with high performance microprocessor architecture
Knowledge of logic design principles along with timing and power implications
Understanding of low power microarchitecture and implementation techniques
Design experience in deep sub-micron technologies and device physics
Experience using synthesis & place-route tools

About this role

Summary

Implement and validate CPU physical design, collaborate with micro-architects, optimize power and performance.

Job title

CPU Implementation Engineer

Experience level

10+ years

Minimum experience

10+ years exp

Industry

technology

Location requirements

On-site in Austin, remote not specified.

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

PerlTCLmicroprocessor architecturesynthesis & place-route tools

Preferred skills

high performance microprocessorlogic design principleslow power microarchitecturedeep sub-micron technologiesdevice physics

Specializations

microprocessor architecturelogic designlow power designdeep sub-micron technologiessynthesis
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Austin, TX, USA

On-site City