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SoC QoS/Fabric Performance Engineer, Platform Architecture

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Location
Cambridge, MA
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The SoC QoS/Fabric Performance Engineer will join Apple’s Platform Architecture team and work with hardware and software engineering groups on future SoC architecture. The role involves creating a full-chip C++ simulator, modeling emerging workloads such as augmented reality and machine learning, and using those models to study performance and power trade-offs and inform architecture improvements.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

C++ ProgrammingComputer ArchitectureHW/SW StackPerformance ModelingDebuggingScriptingAutomationData VisualizationNetwork-on-Chip Architecture and DesignProblem AnalysisExperiment DesignData AnalysisPresentationCellular/5G Modem ArchitectureCommunicationDocumentation

Qualifications

BS Degree10+ Years Relevant ExperienceSubstantial HW or SW Projects

Full job description

Role Number: 200691667-1242

Summary

Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish!

In this role, you will be a member of the Platform Architecture team, working with hardware and software engineering groups to shape the architecture of Apple's future System-on-Chips (SoC). We are seeking an energetic and highly motivated SoC performance engineer to drive development of our on-chip communication interconnect and memory Quality-of-Service features.

Description

You will help create a full-chip C++ simulator for iPhone/iPad/Mac/Watch SoCs. You will model new, emerging workloads such as Augmented Reality (AR) and Machine Learning (ML). You will use these models to study a range of performance and power trade-offs in our SoCs. Your work will be highly visible and critical for driving architecture improvements in Apple’s future products.

Minimum Qualifications

  • BS degree

  • C++ programming experience

  • Experience in computer architecture and the HW/SW stack

  • Experience with performance modeling and debugging

Preferred Qualifications

  • 10+ years of relevant experience

  • Examples of substantial HW or SW projects brought to completion

  • Coursework and/or practical experience with scripting for automation and data visualization

  • Coursework and/or practical experience with network-on-chip architecture and design is a big plus

  • Ability to study a problem in depth, design experiments, analyze data, and present results

  • Experience with Cellular/5G modem architecture

  • Communication and documentation skills

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

How this job compares

Set against the 2,947 open Hardware Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Massachusetts median$117–182K/yr105 salary ranges
  • US median$60–67/hr75 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 141 open Hardware Engineer jobs in Massachusetts and 2,947 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Hardware Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 2,476 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,840 of the 2,947 open Hardware Engineer jobs (62%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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