Senior Design Verification Engineer – SoC/IP (LLM-Driven)

Apple Inc.; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking an outstandingly hardworking design verification engineer to enable first silicon delivery for IP designs.

You will establish DV methodologies, develop test plans and environments, write tests, debug, and drive coverage from pre-silicon to RTL freeze and tape-out, leveraging LLM-assisted techniques for efficiency. You will work across test plans, stimulus, checkers, and assertions, building scalable environments and tracking progress with metrics to ensure high-quality

Qualifications

• BS degree in a technical subject and relevant industry experience (10+ years preferred).
• Experience with SystemVerilog/UVM-based verification and testbench development.
• Proficiency with verification methodologies, tooling, and debugging large SoC IP designs.

Responsibilities

• Study design specifications and create test plans.
• Develop DV infrastructure in SystemVerilog/UVM to stress the design.
• Develop and fix regression failures and close bugs.
• Leverage LLMs to improve verification efficiency and quality.

Skills

Object-oriented programming

SystemVerilog

UVM

Scalable testbenches

Verification methodologies

LLMs in verification

Power-aware UPF

Python scripting

PCIe/USB protocols

DDR protocols

Formal verification

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

SystemVerilog/UVM tools

Waveform viewers

Simulation tools

Automation scripts

UPF verification tooling

Job description

Apple Inc. is seeking an outstandingly hardworking design verification engineer to enable first silicon delivery for IP designs.

You will establish DV methodologies, develop test plans and environments, write tests, debug, and drive coverage from pre-silicon to RTL freeze and tape-out, leveraging LLM-assisted techniques for efficiency. You will work across test plans, stimulus, checkers, and assertions, building scalable environments and tracking progress with metrics to ensure high-quality