Early Career - DFT Design Verification Engineer (M, F, D)

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

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a SoC DFT Verification Engineer to join a team responsible for pre-silicon DFT verification and silicon bring-up for our products.

The role emphasizes reviewing architecture, extracting features, building test benches, running simulations, debugging, and collaborating with design and test teams to ensure robust DFT implementations.

Qualifications

• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Familiar with Python, Perl, or TCL scripting.
• Basic knowledge of general logic design.
• Fluent in English.
• BS or MS in electrical engineering, computer science, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Review Architecture and Design Specifications.
• Extracting design features and developing attributes and verification plans.
• Working with designers to verify DFT implementation and run various checks.
• Implementing test benches, generating advised/constrained random tests.
• Debugging failures, running gate level simulations, supervising bugs, and closing coverage.
• Handling schedules and supporting multi-functional engineering effort.
• Assisting in verification flows, automation scripts and regressions.
• Working with test engineers to bring up test patterns on silicon.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

English proficiency

Education

BS/MS in electrical engineering, computer science

Tools

Python

Perl

TCL

Job description

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Description

As the SoC DFT Verification Engineer, you will be part of a team that is responsible for the complete DFT pre-silicon verification and support for the silicon bring-up of our products.

Responsibilities

• In this highly transparent and interactive role, your primary responsibilities will include:
• Reviewing Architecture and Design Specifications.
• Extracting design features and developing attributes and verification plans.
• Working with designers to verify DFT implementation and run various checks.
• Implementing test benches, generating advised/constrained random tests.
• Debugging failures, running gate level simulations, supervising bugs, and closing coverage.
• Handling schedules and supporting multi-functional engineering effort.
• Assisting in verification flows, automation scripts and regressions.
• Working with test engineers to bring up test patterns on silicon.

Minimum Qualifications

• Excellent skills in problem solving, communication and desire to seek new challenges.
• Familiar with a scripting language such as Python, Perl or TCL
• Basic knowledge of general logic design
• Understanding and expressing complex thoughts in English
• BS/MS in electrical engineering, computer science, or a related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Good knowledge of general logic design, and exposure to DFT is a plus.
• Hands-on experience in directed or random verification, coverage analysis and assertions.
• Hands-on experience in VLSI designs.

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