Location
San Francisco Bay Area, CA, San Diego, CA
Type
Full-time
Posted
8/19/2026
Compensation
Not listed
Job description
This role is part of the Emulation verification team at Apple, focusing on the creation, deployment, and support of advanced emulation environments for large Wireless SoCs. The position involves collaborating with various disciplines in a chip design effort and utilizing emulation for verification. The team is dedicated to bringing cutting-edge technology to life, particularly in integrating mixed signal models onto the Palladium platform. The role is crucial for ensuring high-quality functional products are delivered to millions of customers.
Requirements
- BS degree and a minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience
- Experience with System Verilog, Verilog or UVM
- Experience in creating test benches from scratch at both Block and System Level
- Experience in Regression Management and Triaging
- 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 languages such as Perl, Python, or TCL
- Excellent analytical and debug skills
- Hands-on usage of Low Power methodologies, preferably UPF based
- Experience in UVM Acceleration
Responsibilities
- Utilize emulation for verification of large Wireless SoCs
- Port the design onto the Palladium platform
- Execute the detailed Emulation test plan
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams in chip design efforts
- Integrate mixed signal models onto the Palladium platform
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.
Is this posting expired or inaccurate?
