CPU Power Management Verification Engineer

Apple Inc.; California (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking a Processor Power Management Verification Engineer to join our processor verification team. You will work closely with architecture and RTL designers, develop test plans, and drive verification of Power Management and Clock Control logic across simulation and emulation environments.

The role emphasizes test development in SystemVerilog, assertions, formal verification, and coverage analysis.

Qualifications

• Experience with digital logic, micro-processor architecture, or power management architecture.
• Experience with digital design verification including knowledge of Verilog/System-Verilog based testbenches, transactors checkers.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with architecture and RTL designers on verifying the functionality correctness of the Power Management and Clock Control logic
• Develop and execute test plans and schedules for the power management and clock control logic
• Develop tests in Assembly, Scripts, System Verilog, or vectors according to test plans to drive testing in simulation and emulation environments
• Root cause failures and propose potential solution to the design team
• Work with silicon bringup team on developing tests that work in the emulation and FPGA environments. Aid silicon debug in related part of the design
• Develop coverage monitors and analyze coverage to ensure all the test cases in the test plans are covered
• Develop checkers or Verilog/System Verilog-base transactor to verify the design
• Write assertions and apply formal verification to the design

Skills

Digital logic

Micro-processor architecture

Power management architecture

Tools

Verilog/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 many teams, with a critical impact on getting functional products to millions of customers quickly. We are looking for a strong candidate to join our processor verification team focusing on Power Management and Clock Control verification.

Description

As a Processor Power Management Verification Engineer, you will have the responsibilities as follows:

• Work closely with architecture and RTL designers on verifying the functionality correctness of the Power Management and Clock Control logic
• Develop and execute test plans and schedules for the power management and clock control logic
• Develop tests in Assembly, Scripts, System Verilog, or vectors according to test plans to drive testing in simulation and emulation environments
• Root cause failures and propose potential solution to the design team
• Work with silicon bringup team on developing tests that work in the emulation and FPGA environments. Aid silicon debug in related part of the design
• Develop coverage monitors and analyze coverage to ensure all the test cases in the test plans are covered
• Develop checkers or Verilog/System Verilog-base transactor to verify the design
• Write assertions and apply formal verification to the design

Minimum Qualifications

• - Experience with digital logic, micro-processor architecture, or power management architecture
• - Experience with digital design verification including knowledge of Verilog/System-Verilog based testbenches, transactors checkers
• - Programming skills include scripting languages such as Perl or Python

Preferred Qualifications

• - Experience in processor or power management architecture and verification
• - In-depth knowledge in design verification environments like random constraint verification and/or UVM base testbenches
• - Experience in system Verilog assertions or silicon bringup or UPF and low power simulation
• - Experience with advanced verification techniques such as formal verification is a plus
• - Advanced programming skills such as object orientated programming or CPU assembly language is a plus
• - Should be an extraordinary teammate with excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate complex design issues during verification effort
• - Be able to create and follow detailed work schedules and work independently on the verification efforts for a block/area of the design

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