GPU DFT Design Verification Engineer

Apple Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Austin, Texas is seeking a DFT Design Verification Engineer to join their Silicon Technologies group. In this role, you will review design specifications, help develop verification plans, and work closely with designers on DFT implementation. A Bachelor's degree is required, with experience in large processors and GPU/SOC designs preferred. This position promises an engaging environment where your problem-solving skills and technical expertise will be critical to success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with no experience required.
• Proven experience in large processors and/or GPU/SOC designs preferred.
• Hands-on experience in verification and coverage analysis.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing Architecture and Design Specifications.
• Extracting design features and developing verification plans.
• Debugging failures and running gate level simulations.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Scripting languages (Perl, Python, TCL)

Object-Oriented Programming

Design Verification methodologies

Education

Bachelor's Degree

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, GPU. 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.The DFT Design Verification Engineer will be on a team which is responsible for the complete DFT pre-silicon verification and support for silicon bring-up of GPU core.

Description

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

• Bachelors Degree + 0 Years of Experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven experience in large processors and/or GPU/SOC designs
• Hands‑on experience in directed or random verification, coverage analysis and assertions
• Proficient in scripting languages such as Perl, Python or TCL
• Strong Object‑Oriented Programming skills
• Solid Understanding of Design Verification (DV) methodologies for verifying DFT implementation in pre‑silicon
• Excellent skills in problem solving, communication and desire to seek new challenges
• Experience working under strict schedule deadlines with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Good knowledge of general logic design, and exposure to DFT is a plus

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Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.