Apple's Silicon Engineering Group is seeking a dedicated CPU Gate Level Synthesis Engineer to optimize design quality for high-performance CPUs. This role involves assessing and enhancing digital designs while collaborating with cross-functional teams. The engineer will focus on ensuring that CPUs meet stringent performance, power, and area standards. The position requires a blend of technical expertise and innovative thinking to drive early-stage development and synthesis methodologies.

• Minimum BS degree and 10+ years of relevant industry experience
• Experience in digital logic design, RTL synthesis, and physical design
• CPU implementation experience is preferred
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Tcl, Perl, and Python for automation and flow optimization
• Strong problem-solving, debugging, and collaboration skills in a fast-paced environment

• Conduct early RTL health assessments to identify potential timing and gate-depth issues
• Perform early stage power estimation and validation for new micro-architectural features
• Enhance synthesis flows to ensure high fidelity of synthesis-based feedback
• Collaborate closely with DFT teams for seamless integration of scan chain, ATPG, and MBIST into the synthesis flow
• Partner with the timing team to enable constraints generation at top levels
• Debug and resolve timing, power, and area issues to ensure efficient and scalable designs
• Track and analyze PPA trends throughout the project cycle

• 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.