Design Verification Engineer

Design Verification Engineer

At Apple, we work to craft products that enrich people's lives. Do you love working on challenges that no one has solved yet and changing the game? We have an opportunity for an outstandingly hardworking design verification engineer. As a member of our wide-ranging group, you will have the rare and extraordinary opportunity to craft upcoming products that will delight and encourage millions of Apple's customers every single day. This role is for a digital-focused DV engineer who will enable us to produce fully functional first silicon for IP designs. The responsibilities include all phases of pre-silicon verification including but not limited to: establishing DV methodology, test-plan development, verification environment development including stimulus and checkers, test-writing, debug, coverage, sign-off for RTL freeze and tape-out.

In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring bug-free first silicon for part of the SoC / IP and are encouraged to develop detailed test and coverage plans based on the micro-architecture. You are responsible for developing verification methodology suitable for the IP, ensuring a scalable and portable environment. You will get to develop verification environment, including all the respective components such as stimulus, checkers, assertions, trackers, coverage. Furthermore, you will learn to develop verification plans for all features under your care, execute verification plans, including design bring-up, DV environment bring-up, regression enabling all features under your care, and debug of the test failures. You will also learn to develop block, IP and SoC level test-benches track and report DV progress using a variety of metrics, including bugs and coverage.

• Study design specification and create test plan
• Develop infrastructure in SystemVerilog/UVM to stress the design
• Develop and fix failures from regressions, close bugs
• Use LLMs to do verification efficiently

• BS degree in technical subject area and a minimum 3 years relevant industry experience or equivalent strongly preferred
• Deep knowledge of SystemVerilog and UVM
• Deep knowledge in developing scalable and portable test-benches
• Proven experience with verification methodologies and tools such as simulators, waveform viewers
• Build and run automation, coverage collection, gate level simulations
• Some UVM knowledge, C/C++ level knowledge
• Deep experience with serial protocols such as PCIe or USB, parallel protocol such as DDR
• Basic knowledge of formal verification methodology
• Some experience with power-aware (UPF) or similar verification methodology
• Knowledge of one of the scripting languages such as Python, Perl, TCL

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 $129,300 and $225,300, 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.