Graphics (GPU) Design Verification Engineer

Apple • Austin, TX

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About The Position

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new insights 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, resourceful 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 dedication to leave
the world better than we found it. As part of our Silicon Engineering group and
a member of the GPU Shader Core team, you will develop power efficient,
high-performance graphics processor microarchitectures targeted for low power
mobile devices and high-performance personal computers that are used by millions
of people every day. Do you want to join us in these pursuits? Join us to help
deliver the next groundbreaking Apple products!

DESCRIPTION

Members of our team work with multiple disciplines to define, verify, and
deliver cutting-edge features for the Unified Shader Core (USC) – the central,
fully programmable hub of Apple's world-class GPUs. In this role you will: -
Lead verification teams for one or more units or sub-systems within the Unified
Shader Core - Own the overall development, execution and tracking of the team’s
infrastructure and test plans - Architect test bench infrastructure using System
Verilog / Universal Verification Methodology - Define overall verifications
strategies, including stimulus, checking, coverage and regressions - Assist in
the development, maintenance, debug and closure of test bench infrastructure -
Drive discussions with GPU µArch, Design and other multi-functional teams to
coordinate verification efforts and meet overall program goals - Generate and
present weekly status to GPU leadership

Requirements

• BS + 10 years of relevant Design Verification experience
• Background in CPU or GPU architectures, or equivalently complex IPs
• Experience in architecting test benches with System Verilog and UVM or OVM
• Experience with constrained randoms verification and functional coverage analysis
• Experience in debugging highly complex logic designs and Object Oriented software
• Experience with HDL simulators and waveform viewers (IES, VCS, DVE, Verdi, etc.)

Nice To Haves

• Expertise in GPU or SIMD architectures
• Experience in leading a verification team from project concept through final closure
• Experience in driving the completion of specifications, sign-off checklists, and reviews
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Ruby, or Perl
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with multiple teams
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under strict schedule deadlines

Responsibilities

• Lead verification teams for one or more units or sub-systems within the Unified Shader Core
• Own the overall development, execution and tracking of the team’s infrastructure and test plans
• Architect test bench infrastructure using System Verilog / Universal Verification Methodology
• Define overall verifications strategies, including stimulus, checking, coverage and regressions
• Assist in the development, maintenance, debug and closure of test bench infrastructure
• Drive discussions with GPU µArch, Design and other multi-functional teams to coordinate verification efforts and meet overall program goals
• Generate and present weekly status to GPU leadership

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level