Job description
Apple's Silicon Engineering Group is seeking an experienced RTL Engineer to drive the architecture and RTL development of next-generation CPUs. This role involves working on high-performance, low-power microprocessors that power innovative Apple products. The engineer will engage in microarchitecture development, RTL feature ownership, and validation processes. Collaboration with multifunctional engineering teams is essential to ensure design delivery meets various performance and reliability goals.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 3+ years of industry experience
- Experience with microprocessor architecture
- Proficiency in Verilog or VHDL
- Knowledge of logic design principles
- Expertise in instruction fetch and decode, branch prediction, or cache and memory subsystems
- Understanding of timing, power, and area tradeoffs in CPU microarchitecture
- Experience using an interpretive language such as Perl or Python
- Familiarity with simulators and waveform debugging tools such as Verdi
Responsibilities
- Develop and specify microarchitecture from high-level exploration to detailed specification
- Own the development and refinement of new RTL features targeting power, performance, area, and timing goals
- Support test bench development and simulation for functional and performance verification
- Explore high-performance strategies and validate RTL design performance
- Collaborate with engineering teams to implement and validate physical design aspects
Benefits
- Employees at Apple are often offered comprehensive benefits that support physical and mental well-being—flexible medical plans, confidential counseling, onsite wellness centers at major campuses, and resources for fitness and daily life. Families typically receive fertility support, paid parental leave with gradual return, caregiving leave, and dependent-care guidance, while financial perks commonly include stock grants (with purchase discounts), 401(k) matching, and income-protection coverage. Employees also see robust time off, Apple University learning and tuition reimbursement, donation matching and paid volunteer hours, and deep product and partner discounts.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Apple Inc
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
1,065
FY2026
Approval rate
99.0%
FY2026
LCA certified
9,221
FY2026
Entry-level share
5.6%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
+30%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
-35%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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