Design Verification Engineer

Does making the next great technology product excite you? At Apple, our new ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Design Verification Engineers at Apple are responsible for verifying the functionality and performance of Apple's premier SOCs. This is a critical role within Apple's Hardware Technology team.

As part of a dedicated team, you will be at the heart of the chip design effort collaborating across all fields in a vertical product model. You will own ensuring the quality of the SOC or an IP or subsystem, which requires reviewing design and architecture specifications and working closely with design & micro-architecture teams. Understanding the functional & performance goals of the design is key to testing effectively.

The role involves developing test plans, tests & coverage plans as well as defining next generation verification methodology & testbenches. You will actively communicate and collaborate with design, architecture and software teams to understand use cases and corner conditions and drive test cases.

You may work on various exciting IP types including:

• Neural Engine hardware
• DRAM subsystem and memory controller logic
• Encode/Decode systems for ProRes and other codec formats
• Hardware security and cryptographic implementations
• High-Speed IO standards (PCI Express, DisplayPort, MIPI)
• Power management and fabric infrastructure
• Memory cache management
• Display Subsystem for various panels and products

This role offers the flexibility to either focus deeply on one main IP or expand your breadth working across multiple subsystems. The position offers competitive compensation including base pay between $166,600 and $296,300, plus equity opportunities through stock programs, comprehensive benefits, and potential bonuses.