PHY Design Verification Engineer

Apple • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

Join Apple’s wireless silicon development team, which develops energy-efficient wireless silicon and technologies that transform product experiences. The wireless SoC organization spans RF/Analog, Systems/PHY/MAC, VLSI/RTL, Design Verification, Emulation, Test and Validation, and FW/SW engineering.

In this highly visible role, you will contribute to a silicon design group delivering wireless silicon for Apple products. You will perform pre-silicon RTL verification of wireless PHY and its interfaces with the wireless communication SoC. Working with DV methodologists, designers, and communication systems engineers, you will develop reusable testbenches and verification environments using current methodologies and metric-driven verification to ensure design quality.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Advanced knowledge of Verilog, SystemVerilog, UVM, and SystemVerilog Assertions.
• Excellent knowledge and experience with ASIC verification flows, including testbench development, constrained-random testing, and code and functional coverage.

Nice To Haves

• MSEE with at least 2 years of verification experience with a wireless or wired communication block or subsystem.
• Experience using MATLAB/C reference models and bit-accurate verification.
• Verification experience with a wireless or wired communication block or subsystem.
• Knowledge of wireless protocols such as Bluetooth, UWB, WLAN, or Zigbee.
• Proficiency in shell and Python scripting; Perl scripting experience.
• Experience using AI technologies in data mining or analysis.
• Experience with Palladium or FPGA validation.
• Team player with excellent communication skills; self-motivated and well organized.

Responsibilities

• Perform pre-silicon RTL verification of wireless PHY and its interfaces with the wireless communication SoC.
• Work with DV methodologists, designers, and communication systems engineers.
• Develop reusable testbenches and verification environments using current methodologies and metric-driven verification.
• Help ensure the highest design quality.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time