CPU Design Verification Engineer

Apple

Posted 14 days ago

Full Time

Cambridge, Massachusetts

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The engineer will own the verification of specific CPU functionality by collaborating with architecture and RTL designers. Responsibilities include developing test plans, environments, checkers, and analyzing coverage to ensure functional correctness.

Qualifications

You have academic experience in CPU architecture and programming experience in C, C++, or SystemVerilog. You should have a minimum of a BS degree and a strong understanding of functional correctness in CPU designs.

Must Have Skills for ATS

CPU architecture

C

C++

SystemVerilog

assembly

RTL

digital logic design

microarchitecture

hardware verification

Job Description

Imagine what you could do here. 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, intelligent 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. Do you want join us in these pursuits? Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product! In this highly visible role, you will be at the center of a chip design effort collaborating with all disciplines, with a critical impact on getting functional products to millions of customers quickly.

Description


As a CPU Design Verification Engineer owning the verification of a certain area of functionality in a CPU design, you will have the responsibilities as follows: • Work closely with architecture and RTL designers on verifying the functional correctness of the design • Develop test plans and test environments • Develop tests in assembly, C, or vectors according to test plans • Develop coverage monitors and analyze coverage to ensure all the test cases in the plans are covered • Develop checkers and SystemVerilog or C-base transactors to verify the design

Minimum Qualifications


Minimum BS Academic experience in CPU architecture Programming experience in at least one of the following languages: C, C++, or SystemVerilog

Preferred Qualifications


Bachelor of Science or Engineering in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science Internships or other academic project experience in hardware verification and/or design Academic experience in digital logic design, chip architecture, and microarchitecture Should be a great teammate with excellent communication skills and be able to work independently on the verification efforts for a block/area of the design

Apple

We’re a diverse collective of thinkers and doers, continually reimagining what’s possible to help us all do what we love in new ways. And the same innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices — strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it. This is where your work can make a difference in people’s lives. Including your own. Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. Visit apple.com/careers to learn more.

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