Apple

Embedded CPU Engineer, Platform Architecture

Apple$130K — $180K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
  • CPU architecture or microarchitecture experience
  • Experience with performance simulation environments
  • Experience with one or more ISAs: ARM, RISC-V, x86
  • Proficiency in C, C++, or similar programming languages
  • Scripting proficiency in Python or Perl for data analysis and automation
  • MS or PhD in relevant fields and 10+ years of industry experience preferred

Responsibilities

  • Drive performance optimization and architectural feature exploration for Apple's embedded CPUs
  • Conduct deep-dive performance analysis of embedded workloads
  • Identify and resolve bottlenecks in microarchitecture designs
  • Propose optimization strategies balancing performance, power efficiency, and area
  • Collaborate with software engineers and algorithm teams on ISA extensions and microarchitecture enhancements
  • Develop and utilize analysis tools for data-driven architectural decisions
  • Ensure architectural ideas align with power, timing, and area constraints during implementation

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology shaping future products
  • Potential for career advancement within a leading tech company
  • Access to extensive professional development resources
  • Engagement in innovative projects with real-world impact
Full Job Description
We are seeking a highly motivated and innovative Embedded CPU Engineer to join the Platform Architecture team. In this role, you will drive performance and efficiency optimization and architectural feature exploration for Apple's embedded CPUs that power critical functions across Apple's product line.

As an Embedded CPU Engineer, you will help define CPUs that are specifically designed for running embedded applications across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and other Apple products. Your focus will be on understanding the unique constraints and opportunities of varied embedded use cases and translating those insights into improvements for both the software stack as well as the hardware including the CPU and its surrounding subsystem. You will be responsible for deep-dive performance analysis of embedded workloads, identifying bottlenecks in existing microarchitectures, and proposing optimization strategies that balance performance, power efficiency, and area. Working closely with algorithm teams, software engineers, and CPU designers, you will explore ISA extensions, microarchitecture enhancements, and system-level optimizations tailored to embedded use cases. This role requires some background in software profiling, performance modeling, and simulation environments. You will use and develop analysis tools and infrastructure to enable data-driven architectural decisions, create and analyze both real workloads and benchmarks representative of embedded workloads, and iterate with design teams to ensure ideas are implementable within power, timing, and area constraints.

BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or similar CPU architecture or microarchitecture experience Experience with performance simulation environments, and performance analysis or optimization of workloads Experience with one or more of the following ISAs: ARM, RISC-V, x86 Experience in C, C++, or similar programming languages Experience with scripting languages such as Python or Perl for analysis and automation

MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science 10+ years of industry experience in CPU architecture or performance analysis Expertise in CPU microarchitecture in one or more of the following areas: branch prediction, prefetching, pipeline optimization, datapath, memory hierarchy Experience in one or more of the following areas: embedded ML workloads and inference engines, SIMD/vector architectures for signal processing or ML, or compiler infrastructure and toolchain development for embedded workloads Experience with real-time operating systems and embedded software constraints Understanding of: power-performance trade-offs in CPU designs, system-level power management, and low-power design techniques Strong communication and collaboration skills across hardware and software teams Experience taking architectural ideas from concept through implementation

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

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$63.9 billion
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1976
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