WiFi MAC Design Verification Engineer

Apple • Sunnyvale, CA

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About The Position

The Wireless Connectivity Silicon (WCS) team develops complex wireless System-on-Chip products, including the N1 family, for current and future Apple products. The team is expanding its infrastructure to support diverse silicon tape-outs across Apple product lines. The role contributes to WCS verification initiatives, helping ensure Wi-Fi products meet quality and reliability goals. It offers opportunities to deepen knowledge of Wi-Fi protocols, complex IP and subsystems, and fabric protocols while collaborating with system architects and design, software, and firmware teams.

The engineer owns verification of critical Wi-Fi MAC blocks and subsystems; architects and develops testbenches and verification environments; and helps define verification methodologies. The role includes planning and implementing tests, simulating and debugging scenarios, leading regressions and issue tracking, and driving coverage analysis and closure. AI-based tools may be used to accelerate verification workflows, automate testbench development, and improve productivity.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree and a minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience.
• Advanced knowledge of standard ASIC design and verification flows.
• Proven track record leading verification methodology for clusters, subsystems, or full-chip designs.
• Deep proficiency in object-oriented programming, SystemVerilog, and UVM.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to debug complex design issues effectively.
• Experience using AI-based tools for verification, such as Claude Code or similar, to improve efficiency and automation.
• Motivation and ability to collaborate effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of wireless connectivity or MAC verification.

Responsibilities

• Own verification of critical Wi-Fi MAC blocks and subsystems.
• Architect and develop testbenches and verification environments, and define verification methodologies.
• Use AI-based tools such as Claude Code to accelerate verification workflows, automate testbench development, and improve productivity.
• Learn and work with protocols related to the IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN specification.
• Create, simulate, and debug test scenarios.
• Lead regressions and issue tracking.
• Collaborate with design, systems, and software engineering teams to review specifications and architecture, extract features, and define verification plans.
• Drive coverage analysis and closure.

What This Job Offers

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