Power, Performance and Thermal Architect - Platform Architecture

Beaverton Cupertino Until 9/22/2026 20+ 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 very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job, and there’s no telling what we can accomplish together. Do you love crafting elegant solutions to highly complex challenges? Can you intrinsically see the important of every detail? The Platform Architecture Power, Performance and Thermal team enables Apple Silicon to deliver a great user experience while operating under physical limits. Our hardware and software innovations are at the heart of every Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad and Mac. We're looking for an experienced architect to help us expand our capabilities to new and exciting domains.

Description

You will play a key role in taking Apple's SoC performance and efficiency architecture to a whole new level. Working at the intersection of hardware and software, you will influence a wide spectrum of features across Apple's product lineup.

Minimum Qualifications

B.S. in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or similar engineering degree.
Experience with computer architecture.
Experience with power management.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

M.S. in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or similar engineering degree.
20+ years of relevant industry experience.
Experience with software performance analysis and optimization.
Experience with operating system implementation.
Experience with power delivery control, thermal management and workload scheduling at scale.
Experience with machine learning workloads.

About this role

Summary

Designs and optimizes power, performance, and thermal architecture for Apple Silicon.

Job title

Power, Performance and Thermal Architect - Platform Architecture

Experience level

20+ years

Minimum experience

20+ years exp

Industry

technology

Location requirements

On-site in Beaverton, Cupertino, San Diego, Seattle; remote not specified.

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

computer architecturepower managementcommunication

Preferred skills

software performance analysisoperating system implementationpower deliverythermal managementworkload schedulingmachine learning

Specializations

power managementperformance analysisthermal managementworkload schedulingmachine learning
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Beaverton, OR, USA

On-site City

Cupertino, CA, USA

On-site City

San Diego, CA, USA

On-site City

Seattle, WA, USA

On-site City