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.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Apple Inc
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
1,065
FY2026
Approval rate
99.0%
FY2026
LCA certified
9,221
FY2026
Entry-level share
5.6%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
+30%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
-35%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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