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Gatekeeping Jobs in Portland, OR (NOW HIRING)

In this role, you will support RTL gatekeeping infrastructure of design and verification collateral as well as soft IP development and release methodologies. Additionally, you will contribute to ...

In this role, you will support RTL gatekeeping infrastructure of design and verification collateral as well as soft IP development and release methodologies. Additionally, you will contribute to ...

Controls Drafter

Beaverton, OR · On-site

$58K - $68K/yr

This role is deliberately structured to train and advance you directly into a Control Designer or full Systems Integrator role as your autonomy grows. ● Zero Corporate Gatekeeping: We don't care ...

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How much do gatekeeping jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 10, 2026, the average yearly pay for gatekeeping in Portland, OR is $86,634.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $55,100.00 and $84,300.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Gatekeeping vs Security Guard?

AspectGatekeepingSecurity Guard
Required CredentialsOften requires basic security training, sometimes a licenseRequires security officer license, training, and certifications
Work EnvironmentTypically at entrances of buildings, gated communities, or eventsPatrols, monitors premises, responds to incidents
Employer & Industry UsageUsed in residential, commercial, and event settingsCommon in security firms, corporate buildings, and public spaces

While both roles involve security functions, gatekeeping primarily focuses on controlling access at entry points, whereas security guards provide broader security services, including patrols and incident response. Understanding these differences helps employers and job seekers find the right fit in the security industry.

Infographic showing various Gatekeeping job openings in Portland, OR as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 89% Full Time, 8% Part Time, 1% Temporary, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 90% Physical, 4% Hybrid, and 6% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $86,634 per year, or $41.7 per hour.

FE RTL Infrastructure - CAD Engineer

Apple

Beaverton, OR • On-site

$172K/yr

Full-time

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Apple rating

8.0

Company rating: 8.0 out of 10

Based on 677 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

7th of 30 rated technology retailers


Job description

Do you love building elegant solutions to highly complex challenges? As part of our Silicon Technologies group, you'll help design and manufacture our next-generation, high-performance, power-efficient processor, system-on-chip (SoC). You'll ensure Apple products and services can seamlessly and efficiently handle the tasks that make them beloved by millions. Joining this group means you'll be responsible for crafting and building the technology that fuels Apple's devices. Together, you and your team will enable our customers to do all the things they love with their devices!
Description
As a Front-End (FE) RTL Infrastructure - CAD Engineer, you will play a major role in developing and supporting a reliable infrastructure and work environments that design and verification teams use for modifying, analyzing, and verifying RTL.
In this role, you will support RTL gatekeeping infrastructure of design and verification collateral as well as soft IP development and release methodologies. Additionally, you will contribute to Perforce administration, ensuring the integrity and performance of our version control ecosystem. You will have the opportunity to maintaining a centralized configuration management system that enables different design views to be loaded into any Front-End flow.
An important key aspect of this position is driving innovation through building generative AI solutions across all of these systems and identifying opportunities where AI can accelerate engineering productivity and improve infrastructure reliability. Your role will also involve managing internal training materials, keeping them up to date and coordinating vendor trainings so that our Designer/DV engineers are well equipped to do their best job at Apple.
The FE RTL Infrastructure - CAD Engineer plays a key role in promoting and driving robust, scalable infrastructure solutions across RTL Design and DV teams within Apple's HWTech organization.
In short, this position focuses in fostering our North Star and making sure that our vision statement extends across the different design groups:
To create, monitor, and maintain high quality infrastructure and flows that enable Apple Silicon to produce chips that enable Apple's best products. You will be working with an energized and highly motivated CAD team that comprehensively supports Apple's chip design efforts.
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum of BS degree
Expertise in programming in Python or Perl
Knowledge in Verilog and SystemVerilog
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Front-End EDA tools such as Clock Domain Crossing, Reset Domain Crossing or Lint
Understanding of Front-End RTL Build or Construction flows
Excellent communication, debug and root causing skills
Customer-oriented mindset and support experience
Experience in contributing to large-scale software system development from specification to deployment
• MSEE/CE/CS preferred

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About Apple

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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. Dynamic, intelligent people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. The same real passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our dedication to leave the world better than we found it.

Industry

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Cupertino, CA, US

Year founded

1976