Emulation Verification Engineer

Apple; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 251,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Emulation Verification Engineer to join their dynamic team in San Diego. In this pivotal role, you will work on cutting-edge technology, focusing on the verification of large Wireless SoCs using advanced emulation environments. Your expertise in System Verilog and UVM will be crucial as you collaborate with various teams to ensure high-quality product delivery. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking innovations that impact millions of customers. If you're passionate about technology and eager to make a difference, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Discounted products and free services

Educational reimbursement

Discretionary bonuses

Employee stock purchase plan

Qualifications

• 3 years of relevant industry experience in Emulation verification.
• Experience with System Verilog, Verilog, and UVM is essential.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to bring up Wireless SoCs.
• Develop monitors and checkers on the emulation platform.

Skills

System Verilog

Verilog

UVM

Analytical Skills

Debug Skills

Scripting (Perl/Python/TCL)

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Master's Degree in Engineering

Tools

Palladium

Veloce

Zebu

FPGA (Xilinx, Altera)

Job description

Emulation Verification Engineer

San Diego, California, United States Hardware

Summary

Posted: Apr 09, 2025

Role Number: 200598394

Imagine what you could 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, smart 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. Are you passionate about changing the world? We have a critical impact on getting high quality functional products to millions of customers quickly. We are looking for you to join our emulation team focusing on the creation, deployment, and support of advanced emulation environments. In this highly visible role, you will be at the center of a chip design effort collaborating with all disciplines. Are you ready to help us deliver the next groundbreaking Apple products!

Description

As a member of Emulation verification team, you will play a key role in using Emulation for verification of large Wireless SoCs. You will also be involved in the most cutting-edge technology of bringing in mixed signal models onto the Palladium platform. The overall work will involve porting the design onto the Palladium platform, followed by executing the detailed Emulation test plan.

1. Work closely with the emulation team to bring up large Wireless SoCs along with their mixed-signal components in the emulation platform.
2. Develop monitors and checkers on the emulation platform.
3. Prepare and execute the test plan and perform reviews with the cross-functional teams.
4. Collaborate cross-functionally with Design, Architecture, Power, Silicon Validation, Performance, and SW Teams.
5. Develop code for Design and verification that aids with emulation activities, using Verilog/System Verilog/UVM.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS and 3 years relevant industry experience.
• Experience with System Verilog, Verilog or UVM.

Preferred Qualifications

• MS and 3+ years of industry experience with bring-up, debugging, and verification in Emulation.
• Knowledge of tool flow from RTL to Emulation is a big plus.
• Proven Design Verification or Silicon Validation skills.
• Experience in writing Synthesizable System Verilog/Verilog code and System Verilog assertions.
• Experience with any Scripting (Perl/Python/TCL).
• Excellent analytical and debug skills.
• Good understanding of any Standard Emulator (Palladium, Veloce, Zebu) or FPGA (Xilinx, Altera) flow.
• Experience with System Verilog verification environments including C/C++ DPI, UVM.

Pay & Benefits

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 $135,400 and $250,600, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

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)