CPU Design Verification Engineer

Apple Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Austin, Texas is seeking a CPU Design Verification Engineer to own the verification of a key area of a CPU design, collaborating with architecture and RTL teams to ensure functional correctness.

You will develop test plans and environments, write tests in assembly, C, or vectors, build coverage monitors, and create checkers in SystemVerilog or C to verify the design.

Qualifications

• Minimum BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Experience with CPU architecture.
• Experience in digital logic design, chip architecture, and microarchitecture.
• Experience with developing testplans/testbenches, C-based transactors, and writing/debugging tests.
• Programming knowledge in C/C++ or SystemVerilog.

Responsibilities

• Verify functional correctness of the design with architecture and RTL designers.
• Develop test plans and test environments.
• Develop tests in assembly, C, or vectors according to test plans.
• Develop coverage monitors and analyze coverage to ensure tests cover all plans.
• Develop checkers and SystemVerilog or C-based transactors to verify the design.

Skills

CPU architecture

Digital logic design

Chip architecture

Microarchitecture

C/C++ or SystemVerilog

Testbench development

Test plans

C-based transactors

Communication skills

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science

Tools

SystemVerilog

Job description

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 passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it. Do you want join us in these pursuits? Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product! In this highly visible role, you will be at the center of a chip design effort collaborating with all disciplines, with a critical impact on getting functional products to millions of customers quickly.

Description

As a CPU Design Verification Engineer owning the verification of a certain area of functionality in a CPU design, you will have the responsibilities as follows:

• Work closely with architecture and RTL designers on verifying the functional correctness of the design
• Develop test plans and test environments
• Develop tests in assembly, C, or vectors according to test plans
• Develop coverage monitors and analyze coverage to ensure all the test cases in the plans are covered
• Develop checkers and SystemVerilog or C‑based transactors to verify the design

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience
• Experience with CPU architecture
• Experience in digital logic design, chip architecture, and microarchitecture
• Experience with developing testplans/testbenches, C-based transactors, and writing/debugging tests
• Programming knowledge in C/C++ or SystemVerilog

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science or Engineering in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science
• Operating system knowledge
• Experience in post-silicon bringup
• Experience with advanced verification techniques
• Should be a great teammate with excellent communication skills and be able to work independently on the verification efforts for a block/area of the design

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