C - Focused Design Verification Engineer

Summary

Would you like to join Apple’s growing wireless silicon development team? Our wireless SOC organization is responsible for all aspects of wireless silicon development with a particular emphasis on highly energy efficient design and new technologies that transform the user experience at the product level, all of which is driven by a world-class vertically integrated engineering team spanning RF/Analog architecture and design, Systems/PHY/MAC architecture and design, VLSI/RTL design and integration, Emulation, Design Verification, Test and Validation, and FW/SW engineering.

Description

As a C- Focused Design Verification Engineer, 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. You will play a key role in designing and implementing C tests for the wireless SoCs verification and power analysis.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with architecture and RTL power designers on defining power vector tests and verifying functionality correctness of the Wireless SoC design
• Develop test plan and test environments in C or UVM
• Develop complex power vector tests for wireless protocol designs in C or assembly
• Preparing and executing the test plan and performing reviews with the cross functional teams
• Collaborating cross functionally with Design, Architecture, Power, Silicon Validation, Performance and SW Teams

Minimum Qualifications

• BS and a minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience
• Experience with C/C++/assembly programming and Verilog/SystemVerilog
• Understand C compilation flow and makefile
• Solid verification skills in problem solving, constrained random testing, and debugging
• Solid understanding of reusable verification framework
• Knowledge of digital logic design, chip architecture, and microarchitecture
• Develop complex tests or power vectors in assembly, or C according to test plans

Preferred Qualifications

• MSEE preferred
• Knowledge of industry standard interfaces
• Understanding of ARM V7 or V8 architecture is plus
• Experience in setting UVM/System TB with embedded C tests
• Good understanding of CPU architecture and instruction sets
• Experience in System level tests with Python or other Scripting language is plus
• Excellent analytical and debug skills
• Experience in UVM DV
• Experience with porting simulation tests to emulation is a plus
• Knowledge of wireless protocols is a plus
• Should be a great teammate with excellent communication skills and be able to work independently on the verification efforts