CPU Power Engineer

Santa Clara Valley (Cupertino),California,United States

Hardware

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, hard-working 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 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 groundbreaking Apple products! We are looking for a strong candidate to join our CPU team focusing on power modeling and reduction, prototyping and correlating pre-silicon expectations with post silicon measurements. In this highly visible role, you will be interfacing with multiple disciplines, with a critical impact on getting power efficient products to millions of customers quickly.

Key Qualifications

• Minimum BS

• The ideal candidate should have broad knowledge related to software, operating systems, computer system organization, circuit analysis and logic design.

• Familiarity with high performance CPU architecture

• Knowledge of logic design principles along with timing and power implications

• Solid C programming and perl/python scripting experience

• Strong CMOS design and analysis skills

• Experience with lab measurement instrumentation is a plus.

Description

As a CPU power engineer, you will have the following responsibilities: - Generate and drive new ideas in micro-architecture and/or circuits to reduce CPU power - Drive budgeting, measurements and analysis of CPU power for several use cases - Work with micro-architects and physical designers to study power reduction opportunities - Pre and post silicon power modeling and measurement across several use cases on current and future CPU designs - Work with software and platform teams to optimize CPU power efficiency and usage of power management features. - Drive power management feature definition and silicon tuning

Education & Experience

Minimum BS

Additional Requirements

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 $55.82 and $84.09/hr, 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 (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html) 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.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.

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