PHY Design Verification Engineer

Apple • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

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

In this highly visible role, the PHY Design Verification Engineer contributes to a silicon design group delivering wireless silicon for Apple products. The engineer performs pre-silicon RTL verification of wireless PHY and its interfaces with the wireless communication SoC. Working with DV methodologists, designers, and communication systems engineers, the engineer develops reusable test benches and verification environments using current methodologies and metric-driven verification to ensure design quality.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree.
• At least 10 years of relevant industry experience.
• Verification experience with wireless or wired communication blocks or subsystems.
• Advanced knowledge of Verilog, SystemVerilog, UVM, and SystemVerilog Assertions.
• Excellent knowledge and experience with ASIC verification flows, including test bench development, constrained-random testing, and code and functional coverage.

Nice To Haves

• Experience using Matlab/C reference models and bit-accurate verification.
• 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.
• Develop reusable test benches and verification environments in collaboration with DV methodologists, designers, and communication systems engineers.
• Apply metric-driven verification methodologies to ensure design quality.

What This Job Offers

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