WiFi MAC Design Verification Engineer

Apple • Sunnyvale, CA

3d

About The Position

The Wireless Connectivity Silicon (WCS) team develops complex SoCs, including the N1 family, to deliver wireless connectivity across current and future Apple products. The team is expanding its infrastructure to support silicon tape-outs for multiple product lines.

The WiFi MAC Design Verification Engineer will own verification of critical WiFi MAC blocks and subsystems. The role includes architecting and developing testbenches and verification environments, creating and debugging test scenarios, leading regressions and issue tracking, and driving coverage analysis and closure. The engineer will collaborate with Design, Systems, Software, and Firmware teams to review specifications and architecture, extract features, and define verification plans. The role also involves using AI-based tools to streamline verification workflows and learning protocols related to the IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN specification.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Knowledge of standard ASIC design and verification flows, simulation, and testbench development.
• Skills in constrained-random testing, coverage closure, and gate-level simulations.
• Advanced knowledge of SystemVerilog and the UVM methodology.
• Experience using AI-based tools for verification, such as Claude Code or similar, to improve efficiency and automation.
• Team player with excellent communication skills and a willingness to take on diverse challenges.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of wireless connectivity or MAC verification.
• Hands-on experience across the entire ASIC design verification cycle.
• Experience with reusable verification methodologies such as UVM or similar.

Responsibilities

• Own critical block and subsystem verification of WiFi MAC.
• 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 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, Software, and Firmware 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