Formal Verification Engineer

Apple, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 278,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental

Retirement benefits

Employee stock programs

Discounted Apple products

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a Formal Verification Engineer to perform complete formal verification for single or multiple design blocks and IPs including CPU, Cellular and Connectivity IP, and various processing units.

You will work with Security Enclave engineers to define micro-architecture specs and develop verification plans to ensure robustness of the architecture. You will prove properties, detect design bugs, and collaborate with design teams to improve verification efficiency, building

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• At least 3 years of relevant industry experience in silicon validation software engineering or related field.
• Proficiency in formal verification technologies or methodologies is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Work with Apple Silicon's Security Enclave design engineers to develop a formal micro-architecture specification.
• Develop a comprehensive formal verification test plan including security requirement verification.
• Prove properties of the design, find design bugs, and collaborate with design teams to improve micro-architecture.
• Craft novel solutions for modeling security attacks and proving robustness of complex design micro-architectures.
• Develop and implement reusable and optimized formal models and verification code base.
• Architect correct-by-construction design methodologies for improved verification efficiency.

Skills

Formal verification concepts

Scripting languages

Hardware verification

Bug discovery

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Job description

Do you love creating elegant solutions to highly complex challenges? Do you intrinsically see the importance in every detail? As part of our Silicon Technologies group, you'll help design and manufacture our next-generation, high-performance, power-efficient processor, system-on-chip (SoC). You'll ensure Apple products and services can seamlessly and efficiently handle the tasks that make them beloved by millions. Joining this group means you'll be responsible for crafting and building the technology that fuels Apple's devices. Together, you and your team will enable our customers to do all the things they love with their devices.

Learn from the best Formal Verification team in the world and acquire experience being at the center of a System-on-a-chip (SoC) design verification effort collaborating with design. Are you passionate about changing the world? We have a critical impact on getting high quality functional products to millions of customers quickly.

Description

As a formal verification engineer working the complete formal verification for single or multiple design blocks and IP's (CPU, Cellular and Connectivity IP, Audio and Image Processing IP, Neural Networks IP, Memory/DMA Controller, Security IP, Peripheral IP, Interconnects, Power management subsystems, etc.), you will be responsible for:

• Working with Apple Silicon's world-class Security Enclave design engineers to develop a formal micro-architecture specification
• Developing comprehensive formal verification test plan that includes unique security requirement verification
• 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 modeling security attacks and proving robustness of 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.

Preferred Qualifications

Interest in learning and becoming an expert in SoC, CPU, GPU, or Cellular design

Detail oriented approach and desire to overcome challenges is required.

Formal Method or Formal Verification technologies knowledge is a plus.

Knowledge and experience in interpreting hardware specifications

Proficiency in any scripting language with excellent debugging skills

Excellent interpersonal skills.

Passionate about developing world-class/innovative formal verification solutions.

Minimum Qualifications

A minimum of a bachelor's degree and a minimum of 3 years of relevant industry experience in silicon validation software engineering or related field.

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 $150,400 and $277,600, 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

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.