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# CPU Gate Level Synthesis Engineer at Apple

Department: Hardware

Compensation · Listed in posting

$150,400 – $277,600

**Location**
: California

**Level**
: mid

**Posted**
: Apr 14, 2026

## Description

Apple’s Silicon Engineering Group is hiring a CPU Gate Level Synthesis Engineer to assess and optimize the quality of early-stage high-performance, low-power digital CPU designs. The role runs RTL-to-gate synthesis, evaluates timing, power, and area, improves synthesis flows, integrates DFT, develops constraints, and collaborates with RTL, physical design, timing, and DFT teams. The position requires a minimum bachelor’s degree and at least three years of relevant industry experience, along with digital logic design, RTL synthesis, and physical design experience.

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