Design Verification Engineer - Apple, Inc. : Job Details

Location: Melbourne, Florida, United States

Department: Hardware

Summary: Posted: Apr 08, 2025 | Role Number: 200598749

At Apple, we work every day to craft products that enrich people's lives. We seek a dedicated design verification engineer to join our team. In this role, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the development of innovative products that delight millions of Apple customers worldwide.

This position involves ensuring bug-free first silicon for IP designs, covering all phases of pre-silicon verification, including establishing DV methodology, developing test plans, creating verification environments, writing tests, debugging, coverage analysis, and sign-off for RTL freeze and tape-out.

• Develop verification methodology suitable for the IP, ensuring a scalable and portable environment.
• Create verification environments with stimulus, checkers, assertions, trackers, and coverage components.
• Develop verification plans for features, implement them, and debug test failures.
• Track and report DV progress using metrics like bugs and coverage at block, IP, and SoC levels.

• BS degree in a technical field and at least 3 years of relevant industry experience or equivalent.

• Knowledge of OOP, SystemVerilog, and UVM.
• Experience developing scalable and portable test-benches.
• Proficiency with verification tools such as simulators, waveform viewers, automation, and coverage collection.
• Experience with power-aware verification methodologies like UPF.
• Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python, Perl, or TCL.
• Optional: Experience with serial protocols like PCIe or USB, parallel protocols like DDR, or formal verification methods.

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