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CPU Design Verification Engineer

Apple

Location

Beaverton, OR

Type

Full-time

Posted

5/5/2026

Compensation

Not listed

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Job description

As a CPU Design Verification Engineer at Apple, you will play a crucial role in the chip design process, collaborating with various disciplines to ensure the functional correctness of CPU designs. This position involves developing test plans, creating test environments, and writing tests in assembly, C, or vectors. You will also analyze coverage and develop checkers and transactors to verify designs. Your work will directly impact the delivery of innovative products to millions of customers.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science or Engineering in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science
  • 3+ years of relevant industry experience
  • Academic and industry experience with CPU architecture
  • Programming experience in C/C++ or SystemVerilog
  • Experience in post-silicon bringup
  • Experience with advanced verification techniques such as formal

Responsibilities

  • Work closely with architecture and RTL designers on verifying the functional correctness of the design
  • Develop test plans and test environments
  • Develop tests in assembly, C, or vectors according to test plans
  • Develop coverage monitors and analyze coverage to ensure all the test cases in the plans are covered
  • Develop checkers and SystemVerilog or C-based transactors to verify the design

Benefits

  • Employees at Apple are often offered comprehensive benefits that support physical and mental well-being—flexible medical plans, confidential counseling, onsite wellness centers at major campuses, and resources for fitness and daily life. Families typically receive fertility support, paid parental leave with gradual return, caregiving leave, and dependent-care guidance, while financial perks commonly include stock grants (with purchase discounts), 401(k) matching, and income-protection coverage. Employees also see robust time off, Apple University learning and tuition reimbursement, donation matching and paid volunteer hours, and deep product and partner discounts.

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