JobsCPU Processor Power Management Verification Engineer
Job description
The CPU Processor Power Management Verification Engineer will play a crucial role in chip design at Apple, focusing on verifying the functionality of Power Management and Clock Control logic. This position involves collaboration with architecture and RTL designers, as well as working closely with the silicon bringup team. The engineer will develop and execute test plans, analyze coverage, and propose solutions to design issues. This role requires a strong background in digital logic and verification techniques to ensure high-quality product delivery.
Requirements
- Minimum BS degree and 10+ years of relevant industry experience
- Experience in digital logic, micro-processor architecture, or power management architecture
- Experience with digital design verification including Verilog/System-Verilog based testbenches and transactors checkers
- Programming skills in Perl or Python
- In-depth knowledge of power management architecture and design techniques
- Master's degree preferred
- Experience with advanced verification techniques such as formal verification
Responsibilities
- Work closely with architecture and RTL designers on verifying the functionality correctness of the Power Management and Clock Control logic
- Develop and execute test plans and schedules for the power management and clock control logic
- Develop tests in Assembly, Scripts, System Verilog, or vectors according to test plans to drive testing in simulation and emulation environments
- Root cause failures and propose potential solutions to the design team
- Work with the silicon bringup team on developing tests that work in the emulation and FPGA environments
- Develop coverage monitors and analyze coverage to ensure all the test cases in the test plans are covered
- Develop checkers or Verilog/System Verilog-based transactors to verify the design
- Write assertions and apply formal verification to 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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