Job Details

Design Verification Engineer

Cupertino, California, United States

Hardware

Summary

Posted: May 22, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200605152

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Description

APPLE INC has the following available in Cupertino, California and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. Work closely with architects and RTL designers to verify the performance features of the design and correlate them with performance models. Work closely with software and application developers to identify performance bottlenecks and tune the software. Develop test plans and test infrastructure/tools for performance tuning, correlation, and verification. Improve and maintain the architectural performance models. Develop tests in assembly, C/C++, or vectors to debug and correlate the RTL and performance model. Develop C or Verilog-based checkers to verify the performance features. Develop coverage monitors and analyze coverage to ensure all performance features are covered. Verify memory subsystem, cache coherence protocols, and various algorithms used in the CPU by developing stimulus either through assembly-level programs or transactors, developing necessary checkers, analyzing code and functional coverage, debugging failures in both pre- and post-silicon environments, root-causing problems, and proposing design fixes for the processor. Set up test benches using CPU and SOC components to stress memory subsystem interaction. Develop synthesizable Verilog transactors, collect coverage, and develop abstract end-to-end checks on this test bench to verify CPU-SOC memory subsystem interaction and coherence protocols. Use novel techniques such as formal verification, emulation/FPGA technology, as well as industry standard tools and languages to verify CPUs. 40 hours/week. At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $143,100 - $214,500/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

PAY & BENEFITS: Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits: https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html.
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.

• Must have education and/or experience with the following:

• Understanding of CPU architecture to develop proper verification techniques

• Debugging failures and proposing design fixes

• Setting up testbench and developing transactors to verify the design thoroughly

• Implementing checkers to catch all corner cases

• Developing proper stimulus to exercise all possible scenarios

• Analyzing coverage to conclude if the verification is complete

• Using novel techniques like Formal verification, emulation

• Using industry standard tools and languages to implement proper verification flow

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A

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