Location
San Francisco Bay Area, CA, San Diego, CA
Type
Full-time
Posted
8/19/2026
Compensation
Not listed
Job description
The role involves joining Apple's emulation team, focusing on the creation, deployment, and support of advanced emulation environments for chip design. As a member of the Emulation verification team, you will utilize emulation for the verification of large Wireless SoCs and work with cutting-edge technology on the Palladium platform. This position requires collaboration across various disciplines to ensure high-quality functional products are delivered quickly. You will be instrumental in porting designs and executing detailed emulation test plans.
Requirements
- Minimum requirement of a bachelor's degree
- Experience with System Verilog, Verilog or UVM
- Experience with bring up, debugging and verification in Emulation
- Understanding of the tool flow from RTL to Emulation
- Good understanding of any Standard Emulator (Palladium, Veloce, Zebu) OR FPGA (Xilinx, Altera) flow
- Proven Design Verification or Silicon Validation skills
- Experience in writing Synthesize-able SystemVerilog/Verilog code and SystemVerilog assertions
- Experience with System Verilog verification environments including C/C++ DPI, UVM
- Experience on any Scripting (Perl/Python/TCL)
- Excellent analytical and debug skills
- Hands on usage of Low Power methodologies (UPF based preferably)
- Experience in UVM Acceleration
Responsibilities
- Utilize emulation for verification of large Wireless SoCs
- Port designs onto the Palladium platform
- Execute detailed emulation test plans
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams in chip design efforts
- Support the creation and deployment of advanced emulation environments
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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