Design Verification Engineer

Apple • San Diego, CA

7h

About The Position

The Design Verification Engineer works within Apple's silicon design group to verify next-generation cellular systems, including baseband modems and RF link controllers for Apple SOCs. The role develops reusable UVM verification environments and comprehensive coverage-driven and directed tests to validate complex IP and subsystem designs. It collaborates with cross-functional and product development teams, advances verification methodologies using sophisticated tools and techniques, and helps ensure designs are ready for tape-out. The position provides opportunities to build expertise in cellular protocols, IP and subsystem architectures, fabric protocols, debug methodologies, co-verification with models and firmware, and low-power architectures. The ideal candidate has hands-on ASIC design verification experience, adapts to changing requirements, uses ML-based tools to improve productivity, and is committed to quality and collaborative problem-solving.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• Knowledge of SystemVerilog and UVM.
• Experience with SystemC, C/C++, and Python or Perl.
• Ability to develop and establish design verification methodologies.
• Ability to use LLMs and MCPs.
• Ability to develop Python-based automation solutions.
• Understanding of constraint-random testing, SVA, and coverage-driven verification.
• Test-planning and problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

• Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science.
• Experience in C/C++ modeling for design verification.
• Knowledge of 4G/5G cellular physical-layer operation (3GPP).
• Experience verifying embedded processor cores.
• Hands-on UVM verification experience with bus fabrics, NoC, AHB, or AXI-based bus architectures.
• Knowledge of using LLMs to improve verification efficiency and quality.
• Understanding of prompt engineering and LLM workflow optimization.

Responsibilities

• Develop reusable UVM verification environments for cellular baseband modems and RF link controllers.
• Create coverage-driven and directed test cases to validate complex IP and subsystem designs.
• Work with multifunctional teams throughout the verification process.
• Advance verification methodologies by deploying tools and techniques that improve verification practices.
• Help ensure designs are ready for tape-out.
• Collaborate with Apple product development teams to deliver cellular systems.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time