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Apple · 19 hours ago

CPU Silicon Validation Engineer

positionAustin, TX
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
date10+ years exp

Apple is a company that fosters innovation and creativity in technology. In this role, you will be responsible for the functional validation of CPUs, collaborating with various teams to identify design and circuit bugs, and developing test content for new CPU features.

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Responsibilities

Work closely with CPU RTL and DV teams to understand changes to our CPU designs and to engineer test content for new CPU features
Create CPU validation test plans, ensuring all key features are covered
Develop SW workloads to stress test the CPU and integrate these into our existing validation environments
Help maintain and improve our random test generator by adding support for new CPU architectural and microarchitectural features
Drive the bring-up and execution of our silicon validation tools in pre-silicon (FPGAs) and post-silicon (development boards)
Debug functional silicon failures closely with Design and DV counterparts

Qualification

CPU architectureC/C++ programmingPython scriptingAssembly programmingSilicon bring-upLow-level software understandingOperating system fundamentalsLogic designVerificationProblem-solving skills

Required

Minimum BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience
Experience with CPU architecture
Experience in programming in C or C++ and scripting in Python or Perl

Preferred

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering
Understanding of CPU architecture including instruction sets, pipelines, caches, and memory subsystems
Understanding of low-level software, firmware and device drivers
Experience with assembly programming (ARM ISA is a plus)
Knowledge of operating system fundamentals including kernel execution, privilege levels, memory management, and virtual machines
Good understanding of the logic design and verification process
Background in silicon bring-up and system debug experience is a plus
Strong problem-solving skills

Company

Apple

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Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.
dateFounded in 1976
location
Cupertino, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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https://www.apple.com

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$5.67B
Key Investors
Berkshire HathawayMicrosoftSequoia Capital
2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $4.5B
2025-01-16Post Ipo Debt· $0.31M
2021-04-30Post Ipo Equity

Leadership Team

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Tim Cook
CEO
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Craig Federighi
SVP, Software Engineering

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