As a Silicon Validation/Emulation Design Engineer, you will be part of a team focused on developing Wireless SoCs with custom hardware accelerators and ARM-based sub-systems. Your primary role will involve pre-silicon hardware validation using Cadence Palladium emulation platforms to ensure thorough validation before tape-out. You will collaborate closely with SoC architects, RTL designers, and verification engineers. This position requires a proactive approach to defining processes and tools for emulation environment development.

• BS degree and a minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience
• Proven experience with Cadence Palladium or equivalent emulation platforms
• Strong debugging skills with experience in system-level and IP-level debug
• Experience with emulation compile flows, including synthesis for emulation
• Proficiency in debug tools and methodologies such as waveform analysis
• Solid understanding of RTL design concepts and SoC architectures
• Experience developing and maintaining automation scripts in Python, Tcl, Perl, or Shell
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience with Wireless SoC applications is strongly preferred
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Experience with version control systems and CI/CD integration

• Build and maintain Palladium emulation environments, including compile flows and memory modeling.
• Perform system-level debug and root cause analysis of complex hardware issues.
• Conduct IP-level debug and validation in collaboration with IP owners.
• Develop and implement automation aids, flows, and scripts to improve emulation efficiency.
• Profile and optimize performance of emulation models to maximize execution speed.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary groups to ensure emulation deliverables meet program milestones.

• 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.