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  • Apple
  • Santa Clara, CA
  • Full-Time
  • 9 days ago
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Power & Performance Hardware Engineer - Platform Architecture.

Hardware & Semiconductor Engineering Full-Time

Power & Performance Hardware Engineer - Platform Architecture: our view in 3 lines...

  • The Role:This role focuses on analysing SoC power and performance for Apple’s platform architecture and future products.
  • The Person:The person will analyse SoC power and performance across CPU, GPU and other subsystems, use workloads and benchmarks, identify performance limits, and recommend hardware and software improvements.
  • Requirements:The role requires experience using benchmark software tools, Python and shell scripting, modern consumer electronics devices, SoCs, multiple operating systems, and power measurement tools.

About the role

At Apple, our Platform Architecture group is responsible for connecting our hardware and software into one unified system. You’ll collaborate with engineers across Apple to characterize how all of our technologies work in unison, driving development of our renowned system-on-a-chip architecture and future products.

Description

Our team is analyzing SoC power and performance characteristics on shipping products to inform future product direction.

In this role, you will use existing and new workloads and benchmarks to analyze SoC power and performance across multiple functional subsystems (CPU, GPU, etc.). Working with your colleagues, you will identify performance limitations and provide recommendations for Apple hardware and software improvements.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related quantitative field (or equivalent practical experience)
Experience using benchmark software tools to accurately measure system performance
Experience with Python and shell scripting
Experience with modern consumer electronics devices, SoCs and multiple operating systems

Preferred Qualifications

10+ years of relevant experience
Solid foundation in computer architecture fundamentals
Experience using power measurement tools with benchmark software for simultaneous power and performance measurements
Curiosity about hardware/software co-design and a demonstrated drive to learn independently
Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams
Understanding the design or reverse-engineering of DC power delivery circuits
Some systems programming or driver development experience, especially relating to power management

Published September 24, 2026
Location Santa Clara, CA
Job Type Full-Time