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# CPU Implementation Lead Engineer

- **Company:** Apple Inc.
- **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $181,100.0 - $318,400.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microarchitecture, Logic Synthesis of Circuits, Microprocessors, Perl (Programming Language), Tcl (Programming Language), Scripting, Physical Design
- **Published:** May 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=82736d3fe4c8431b

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Semiconductor electronics?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, Familiarity with high performance microprocessor architecture fundamentals

Experience in leading initiatives for improving power, performance, & area on CPUs

Knowledge of logic design principles along with timing and power implications

Understanding of low power microarchitecture and implementation techniques

Experience with scripting in Perl and/or TCL

Design experience in deep submicron technologies and basic transistor level design and device physics, Minimum BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience

Experience in driving chip implementation from definition phase to silicon correlation

Experience working with cross-functional teams spanning technology, architecture, RTL & Physical design

Experience in synthesis & place-and-route

## Description

As a CPU Implementation Lead Engineer, you will own or participate in the following:

 * CPU IP delivery

 * Work with multi-functional engineering teams to implement and validate physical design in the aspects of timing, power, area, electrical analysis, functionality, reliability, and testability

 * Work extensively with the partition implementation team to make area/frequency/performance/power tradeoffs and remove bottlenecks in meeting design targets and delivery schedule

 * Participate in the definition and enhancement of RTL-to-GDS flow through synthesis and place-and-route targeting aggressive targets for power, performance, and area

 * Mentor junior engineers


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