Apple

Design Verification Engineer

Apple$150K — $225K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
  • Proficient in Hardware Verification Language (HVL) and Design Language including System Verilog or Verilog.
  • Experience with HVL methodology (UVM, OVM, VMM) for test development.
  • Strong debugging skills for RTL design using waveform analysis.
  • Knowledge of digital logic design and chip architecture.
  • Familiar with AMBA protocol for verification.
  • Programming skills in C/C++ and scripting in Perl or Python.

Responsibilities

  • Understand design specifications and extract relevant attributes.
  • Create UVM-based tests and sequences for design verification.
  • Collaborate with Design Engineers on specifications and corner case discussions.
  • Debug and identify root causes of failures in RTL design.
  • Report bugs to design engineers using analysis tools.
  • Develop coverage points and assertions to measure verification quality.
  • Utilize EDA tools for VIP in test benches.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive total compensation package including base pay and growth opportunities.
  • Dynamic work environment with potential for advancement within role.
  • Collaborative culture with direct interactions with engineers.
Full Job Description
Description

APPLE INC has the following available in Cupertino, California and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. Understand the design specification and extract attributes of the design from the specification. Create UVM based tests and sequences based on attributes to stress the design and verify correctness of the RTL. Have discussions with Design Engineers regarding missing specifications, corner cases/interesting scenarios where the design might show unexpected behavior. Debug root cause of failure and reporting the bug to design engineer using waveform analysis/log files. Work with EDA vendors to use VIP/tool in our test benches. Develop Coverage points to analyze coverage and writing Assertions for the design. Understand the design, extracting attributes from the design specification and verifying correctness of the RTL design. 40 hours/week. 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 $150,400 - $225,300/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Minimum Qualifications

Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering or related field.

Experience and/or education must include:

Experience in Hardware Verification Language (HVL) and Hardware Design Language (HVL) including System Verilog or Verilog for Verification Environment and test development.

Utilizing knowledge of HVL methodology (UVM, OVM, and VMM) for constrained random test development.

Applying verification skills in problem solving, constrained random testing, and debugging.

Understanding of reusable verification framework to help speedup verification process.

Utilizing knowledge of digital logic design, chip architecture and microarchitecture to help analyze and debug RTL design.

Applying AMBA protocol knowledge in developing monitor/checker and analyzing RTL design

System Verilog Assertion (SVA) for verification.

Programing in C/C++ for embedded CPU verification and system modeling

Writing scripts in languages including Perl or Python.

Defining coverage space and writing coverage model to measure verification quality and find verification holes.

Preferred Qualifications

N/A

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

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154,000 employees
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Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
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+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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