CPU Design Verification Engineer
Apple • Santa Clara, California, United States
Role & seniority: CPU Verification Engineer (mid-level) responsible for verification ownership of a CPU design area; requires 3+ years of experience.
Stack/tools: assembly, C, vectors for test development; test plans and testbenches; C-based transactors; Verilog; coverage monitors; familiarity with digital logic, chip architecture/microarchitecture; potential use of formal verification and assertions.
Top 3 responsibilities
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Verify functionality correctness in collaboration with architecture and RTL engineers.
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Develop and lead test plans and verification environments.
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Create complex tests (assembly, C, vectors), build coverage monitors, and develop checkers/transactors; analyze coverage to ensure plan coverage.
Must-have skills
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BS degree and 3+ years relevant industry experience.
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Experience in digital logic design, chip architecture/microarchitecture.
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Development of test plans/testbenches, C-based transactors, and writing/debugging assembly-based tests.
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Proficiency in C/C++ and Verilog.
Nice-to-haves
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Knowledge of formal verification techniques and assertions.
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Understanding of silicon bring-up processes.
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Strong teamwork, communication, and ability to work independently on a verification block/area.
Location & work type: Location not specified; work type not stated (implied full-time engineering role).
Full 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, hard-working 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! 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 Verification Engineer owning the verification of a certain area of
functionality in a CPU design, you will have the following responsibilities: • Work closely with architecture and RTL designers on verifying the functionality correctness of the design • Develop and lead test plan and test environments • Develop complex 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 or C-base transactor to verify the design
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum BS and 3+ years of relevant industry experience Experience in digital logic design, chip architecture, and microarchitecture Experience with the development of testplans/testbenches, C-based transactors, and writing/debugging assembly-based tests Experience with C/C++ programming and Verilog
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of advanced verification techniques such as formal and assertions Understanding of silicon bring-up process 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
