Job description
As a formal verification engineer in Apple's Silicon Technologies group, you will play a crucial role in designing and manufacturing high-performance, power-efficient processors and system-on-chip (SoC) solutions. You will work closely with world-class design engineers to ensure the quality and functionality of complex designs. Your focus will be on developing formal verification methodologies and test plans to validate various design blocks and IPs. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to innovative solutions that impact millions of customers worldwide.
Requirements
- A minimum of a bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
- At least 3 years of relevant industry experience in silicon validation software engineering or a related field.
- Interest in learning and becoming an expert in SoC, CPU, GPU, or Cellular design.
- Detail-oriented approach and desire to overcome challenges.
- Knowledge of Formal Method or Formal Verification technologies is a plus.
- Experience in interpreting hardware specifications.
- Proficiency in any scripting language with excellent debugging skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
Responsibilities
- Work with Apple Silicon's design engineers to develop a formal micro-architecture specification.
- Develop a comprehensive formal verification test plan that includes unique security requirement verification.
- Prove properties of the design and find design bugs while collaborating with design teams.
- Craft novel solutions for modeling security attacks and proving the robustness of complex design micro-architectures.
- Develop and implement reusable and optimized formal models and verification code base.
- Architect correct-by-construction design methodologies for improved formal verification efficiency and productivity.
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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