Apple · 5 months ago
CAD Design Verification Methodology Engineer
Apple is seeking a CAD Design Verification Methodology Engineer to join their Silicon Technologies group, responsible for designing and manufacturing high-performance processors. The role involves developing and enhancing software systems for regression-testing silicon designs, ensuring world-class chip quality.
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Responsibilities
Develop, maintain, and enhance existing sophisticated software systems for regression-testing Apple’s silicon designs in software simulation
Find and report defects in our chip designs to ensure that Apple tapes-out world-class silicon
Inform the design of the next generation of regression systems with your experience and innovative ideas
Diagnose the root cause of complex problems and guide engineers who come to you with problems
Work closely with EDA vendors to incorporate new capabilities of their commercial tools and resolve problems
Qualification
Required
BS + 10 years' relevant experience
Experience developing, maintaining, or enhancing an existing system for regressing RTL
Experience debugging vendor tool problems
Experience with Python programming
Preferred
Experience with TCL or Perl is a plus
Experience with interacting with DV team(s) to help solve their problems
Experience in implementing new functionality to solve emerging problems or to optimize already existing methods
MSEE/CE/CS preferred
Knowledge in Verilog and SystemVerilog; familiarity with VHDL a plus
Experience with Synopsys VCS, XCelium, or Modelsim
Good communications skills are required and prior customer support experience is a plus
Experience writing or maintaining a script or Makefile that builds a simulation model from RTL is a plus
Familiarity with Verdi and/or Indago is considered a plus
Knowledge of C and C++ is a plus
Company
Apple
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Funding
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Tim Cook
CEO
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