CPU Power Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 14, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 9, 2026. Apple scores A on the Alion truth index.
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We are looking for a strong candidate to join our CPU team focusing on power budgeting, analysis, and identification of recovery opportunities at the cross-section of micro-architecture, RTL, physical design, and technology in high performance designs.
Description
As a CPU Power Engineer, you will have the following responsibilities:
- Analyze and estimate the power impact of implementing new micro-architectural features
- Generate power rollups and projected estimates from initial to mature net lists through the lifecycle of a project
- Analyze power contributions to generate opportunities for recovery in physical implementation as well as RTL
- Create power projections factoring in expected cost of convergence and implementation and refine the process
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum BS required
Scripting experience in Perl/Python and TCL
Preferred Qualifications
The ideal candidate should have broad knowledge related to micro-architecture, physical implementation, auto place and route tools, STA, spice, logic design, and device physics
Knowledge of logic design principles along with timing and power implications for high performance and high frequency designs
CMOS circuit design and analysis skills
Experience with industry-standard power analysis tools like PrimePower and PowerArtist
Academic or industry experience with CPU architecture and implementation