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Apple Design Verification Engineer in Boston, Massachusetts

Design Verification Engineer

Boston,Massachusetts,United States

Hardware

At Apple, we work every single day to craft products that enrich people’s lives. Do you love working on challenges that no one has solved yet? Do you like changing the game? We have an opportunity for a transformative and unusually talented design verification engineer. As a member of our multifaceted group, you will have the rare and exciting opportunity to craft upcoming products that will delight and encourage millions of Apple’s customers every single day. Do your life’s best work here at Apple! This role is for a DV engineer who will enable bug-free first silicon for the 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.

Key Qualifications

  • Good proven understanding of System Verilog test-bench language and UVM

  • Validated experience developing scalable and portable test-benches

  • Shown experience with verification methodologies and tools such as simulators, waveform viewers, build/run automation, coverage collection, gate level simulations

  • Experience with IP verification methodology

  • In lieu of UVM knowledge, C/C++ knowledge

  • Significant experience with DDR PHY/Controller and/or High Speed SerDes

  • Deep knowledge of one of the scripting languages: Python, Perl, TCL

  • Knowledge of formal verification methodology a plus

  • Knowledge of UPF definitely a plus

Description

In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring bug-free first silicon for part of the SoC / IP and are encouraged to the following: Develop detailed test and coverage plans based on the micro-architecture. Develop verification methodology suitable for the IP, ensuring scalable and portable environment. Develop verification environment, including all the respective components such as stimulus, checkers, assertions, trackers, coverage. Develop verification plans for all features under your care. Implement verification plans, including design bring-up, DV environment bring-up, regression enabling for all features under your care, debug of the test failures. Develop block, IP and SoC level test-benches. Track and report DV progress using a variety of metrics, including bugs and coverage. Develop IP simulation environment, and work closely with analog team to ensure overall bug-free IP designs.

Education & Experience

BS degree in technical subject area with minimum 10 years of proven experience. Apple is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We also take affirmative action to offer employment and advancement opportunities to all applicants, including minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities. Apple will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation or that of other applicants.

Additional Requirements

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