Graphics Design Verification Engineer at Apple

Austin, Texas, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

18 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

17 Feb, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

RTL Verification, Low Power Embedded Graphics Cores, Micro-architectural Details, Computer Architecture, Graphics, Verification Methodology, Test Plans, UVM, System Verilog, Test Bench Architecture, Testing Stimulus, Coverage Strategy, Regression Strategy, BFMs, Debugging, HDL Simulators

Industry

Computers and Electronics Manufacturing

Description

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new insights have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Dynamic, resourceful people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our dedication to leave the world better than we found it. Do you want to join us in these pursuits? Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple products! Do you love creating elegant solutions to highly complex challenges? As part of our Silicon Technologies group, you’ll help design and manufacture our next-generation, high-performance, power-efficient processor, system-on-chip (SoC)! You’ll ensure Apple products and services can seamlessly and efficiently handle the tasks that make them beloved by millions. Joining this group means you’ll be responsible for crafting and building the technology that fuels Apple’s devices. Together, you and your team will enable our customers to do all the things they love with their devices! In this highly visible role, you will be at the heart of the chip design effort collaborating with a variety of fields with critical impact in getting products to millions of customers quickly. The Graphics Verification Engineer will be responsible for the pre-silicon RTL verification of blocks in low power embedded graphics cores. This includes deep understanding of the micro-architectural details of their block and how it works within the broader GPU design. A strong computer architecture background, preferably in graphics, and a solid foundation in verification methodology will be required to close testing coverage with high confidence. DESCRIPTION Lead top-level verification teams for logic blocks in graphics processing unit (GPU) designs. Own overall development, execution, and tracking of team's test plans. Architect test bench methodology using Universal Verification Methodology (UVM) and System Verilog components. Build testing stimulus, coverage, and regression strategy. Own and maintain test benches and BFMs. Debug simulation and silicon GPU failures. Drive discussions with design & micro-architecture teams, as well as with other multi-functional teams to coordinate verification efforts. Generate and present weekly status to GPU leadership team. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS BS + 10 years relevant experience Background in CPU or GPU architectures. Experience working with Verilog or other HDLs. Background in architecting test benches with System Verilog and UVM/OVM. Experience with constrained random verification process, functional and code coverage, ad assertion methodology. Experience in debugging complex design and environmental issues. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Ability to manage multiple priorities under strict schedule deadlines. Expertise in GPU architectures. Experience with various HDL simulators and waveform viewers like IES, VCS, DVE, Verdi. Experience with Perl, Shell scripting, Makefiles, TCL. Ability to work well on a team with experience in collaborating with teams across technical disciplines.

Responsibilities

The Graphics Verification Engineer will be responsible for the pre-silicon RTL verification of blocks within low power embedded graphics cores, requiring a deep understanding of micro-architectural details and GPU design integration. Key duties include leading verification teams, owning test plan development and execution, architecting test benches using UVM and System Verilog, and debugging simulation and silicon failures.