Power, Performance and Thermal Architect

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Seattle, WA
Salary
$205,400–$308,500 / yr
Posted
148 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $205k
This role $257k
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This role pays more than 83% of similar roles. Most pay $169,550–$241,037 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $257k versus about $205k for comparable roles.

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About Apple Inc

Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company known for designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and online services, including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and App Store. Industry: Consumer Electronics & Software

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TL;DR · Power, Performance and Thermal Architect

The Power, Performance and Thermal Architect - Platform Architecture joins the Platform Architecture team to advance Apple Silicon capabilities while operating under physical limits. This role sits at the intersection of hardware and software, where you will extend SoC power, performance, and thermal control architecture across various platforms and deployment scenarios. You will collaborate with SoC and power delivery architects, operating system designers, and control system engineers to develop and specify new features that maximize system capabilities under strict constraints. The role requires expertise in computer architecture, power management, software performance analysis, optimization, operating system implementation, power delivery control, thermal management, and workload scheduling at scale. You will address technical challenges involving machine learning workloads and ensure high-efficiency system architectures across the product lineup to maintain a premium user experience within defined physical boundaries.

What you'll do

  • Extend SoC power, performance, and thermal control architecture to new platforms and deployment scenarios.
  • Develop and specify hardware features to maximize system capabilities under physical constraints.
  • Design software features to optimize performance within power and thermal limits.
  • Drive high-efficiency system architectures in collaboration with SoC and power delivery architects.
  • Coordinate with operating system designers and control system engineers on platform power management.
  • Influence a wide spectrum of features across Apple's product lineup at the hardware and software intersection.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a similar engineering field.
  • Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a similar engineering field is preferred.
  • Experience with computer architecture.
  • Experience with power management.
  • 20+ years of relevant industry experience.
  • Experience with software performance analysis and optimization.
  • Experience with operating system implementation.
  • Experience with power delivery control, thermal management, workload scheduling at scale, and machine learning workloads.

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