Silicon Prototype Engineer

Apple • Cupertino, CA

2d • $187,069 - $225,300

About The Position

Apple Inc. is hiring a Silicon Prototype Engineer in Cupertino, California, and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. The role builds and sets up emulation models for SoC designs at full-chip and block level using Verilog RTL. It writes and modifies Verilog RTL, C/C++ DPI transactors, SystemVerilog assertions, and coverage, and uses scripting languages to maintain and create emulation model build and runtime flows.

The engineer collaborates with CAD, design verification, silicon validation, DFT, and software teams to develop emulation capabilities, debug and root-cause issues, and develop enhancements and performance optimizations with EDA vendors. The role also works with CAD, DFT, and infrastructure teams to optimize emulator hardware resources and reservations. The position is 40 hours per week.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer and Information Technology, or a related field.
• Experience and/or education performing digital logic design and debugging, including writing, implementing, and analyzing RTL code.
• Experience and/or education in computer architecture, including pipeline stages and memory subsystem.
• Experience and/or education using Verilog, SystemVerilog, and VHDL when bringing up or debugging multiple chips.
• Experience and/or education developing transactors using C/C++ and SystemVerilog DPI.
• Experience and/or education using Python, Perl, TCL, and Makefile scripting languages.
• Experience and/or education working with emulation technology.
• Experience and/or education using waveform debugging tools including Verdi and Indago.
• Experience and/or education working with synthesized Verilog netlists and test flows including scan dump and memory dump.

Responsibilities

• Build and set up emulation models for SoC designs at full-chip and block level using Verilog RTL.
• Write and modify Verilog RTL, C/C++ DPI transactors, SystemVerilog assertions, and coverage.
• Use Python, Perl, and Makefile scripting to maintain and create emulation model build and runtime flows.
• Collaborate with CAD, design verification, silicon validation, DFT, and software teams to understand requirements and develop emulation features and capabilities.
• Debug and root-cause bugs using bus and signal monitors, waveforms, logs, Verdi, and Indago.
• Develop and test enhancements and performance optimizations in collaboration with EDA vendors.
• Work with CAD, DFT, and infrastructure teams to ensure optimal resource utilization and reservations for emulator hardware.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• Discounted products and free services
• Tuition reimbursement for certain educational expenses related to career advancement at Apple
• Potential eligibility for discretionary bonuses or commission payments
• Potential relocation assistance
• Opportunity to receive discretionary restricted stock unit awards
• Opportunity to purchase Apple stock at a discount through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time