The Design Verification Engineer will play a crucial role in the chip design effort at Apple, focusing on the auxiliary features of a high-performance ARM-based CPU. This position involves collaboration across various disciplines to ensure the functionality and performance of CPU designs. The engineer will work throughout the product lifecycle, from pre-silicon test planning to post-silicon debug. The role requires a strong emphasis on low-power, high-performance design verification.

• Minimum BS degree and 10+ years of relevant industry experience
• Programming skills in Perl/Python or SystemVerilog
• Experience in processor or power management architecture and verification
• Experience with system fabric protocols such as AXI
• In-depth knowledge in design verification environments like random constraint verification and/or UVM base testbenches
• Experience in system Verilog assertions or silicon bringup or UPF and low power simulation
• Experience in processor debug features including hardware trace is a plus
• Experience with advanced verification techniques such as formal verification is a plus
• Advanced programming skills such as object-oriented programming or CPU assembly language is a plus
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate complex design issues

• Work across the entire product lifecycle, from pre-silicon test planning to supporting post-silicon bring-up and debug when needed
• Collaborate closely with architecture and RTL designers on verifying the functionality correctness of CPU Power Management, clock control, and debug logic
• Develop and execute test plans and schedules
• Write and debug tests in Assembly, SystemVerilog, SVA, C++, and scripting languages to validate functionality in simulation, emulation, and FPGA environments
• Build and maintain verification infrastructure, including checkers, transactors, and coverage monitors
• Analyze functional coverage to ensure test plan completeness
• Identify, root-cause, and document design issues and collaborate with RTL teams to drive fixes
• Support SoC-level debug for clock and power integration issues
• Work with silicon bring-up teams to develop tests and debug issues across emulation, FPGA, and silicon
• Contribute to post-silicon debug, using waveform and trace tools to diagnose complex system issues

• 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.