Formal Verification Engineer

APPLE; St Albans; Vor Ort; GBP 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading technology company in St Albans is looking for a Formal Verification Architect to lead formal verification for design blocks. The role requires advanced knowledge of SoC/CPU/GPU designs and VLSI techniques. Successful candidates will develop specifications, create verification solutions, and collaborate closely with design engineers. A BS/MS/Ph.D. in EE or CS is essential. Join us to innovate and shape the future of technology.

Qualifikationen

• Advanced knowledge of SoC/CPU/GPU designs.
• Experience developing formal property proofs.
• Deep understanding of pipeline architectures and memory controllers.

Aufgaben

• Develop a formal micro-architecture specification.
• Craft solutions for verifying complex design micro-architectures.
• Work closely with design teams to improve micro-architecture.

Kenntnisse

SoC/CPU/GPU designs

VLSI design and verification techniques

Scripting language proficiency

Interpersonal skills

Debugging skills

Ausbildung

BS / MS / Ph.D in EE or CS

Tools

EDA formal tools

Jobbeschreibung

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Description

As a formal verification architect leading the complete formal verification for single or multiple design blocks and IP’s (CPU, Media IP, Security IP, Peripheral IP, Interconnects, Power management subsystems, etc.), you will be responsible for: Working with Apple's world-class SOC and IP design engineers to develop a formal micro-architecture specification Developing comprehensive formal verification test plan Proving properties of the design, finding design bugs, and working closely with design teams to help improve the micro-architecture Crafting novel and creative solutions for verifying complex design micro- architectures Developing and implementing re-usable and optimized formal models and verification code base Architecting correct-by-construction design methodologies for improved formal verification efficiency and productivity

Minimum Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of SoC/CPU/GPU designs, VLSI, and digital logic design and verification techniques
• Developed formal property proofs on industrial strength designs and architectures
• Deep understanding of pipeline architectures, memory/DMA controllers, out-of-order and speculative instruction execution hardware, bus interconnects, and cache coherence mechanisms
• Confirmed understanding of formal verification technologies/abstraction techniques
• Experience in using EDA formal tools and tool development experience is a plus
• Proficiency in any scripting language with excellent debugging skills
• Extraordinary teammate with excellent interpersonal skills
• Passionate about developing world-class/innovative formal verification solutions

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience in interpreting hardware specifications and using
• Temporal logic assertion-based languages such as SVA or PSL
• BS / MS / Ph.D in EE or CS is required.

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