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PHY Design Verification Engineer

Apple· Hardware
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Hybrid (San Diego)$175k - $308.5kFull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Pre-silicon RTL verification of wireless PHY and its interfaces within Apple’s wireless SoC. Develop reusable test benches and verification environments, drive metric-driven verification, and ensure high design quality for wireless silicon.

Responsibilities

  • Review PHY subsystem microarchitecture with system and design teams and create verification plans from specifications, refining to achieve coverage targets.
  • Build block/subsystem level test benches with a reference model, using DV methodology and maximizing reusability.
  • Develop and execute directed and constrained random tests, debug failures, manage bug tracking, and drive issue closure with designers.
  • Create and analyze block/subsystem-level coverage models and add test cases to increase coverage.
  • Use machine learning and AI technologies to identify design and test bench issues and ensure DV quality.
  • Support PHY subsystem validation using Palladium and/or FPGA.
  • Improve DV methodology and flow with team members.

Qualifications

  • BS and a minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience
  • Verification experience of wireless/wired communication block/subsystem.
  • Advanced knowledge of Verilog, SystemVerilog, UVM, and SystemVerilog Assertion.
  • Excellent knowledge and experience of ASIC verification flows including test bench development, constrained random testing, and code/functional coverage.
  • Experience of using Matlab/C reference model and bit-accurate verification.
  • Knowledge of wireless protocols such as Bluetooth, UWB, WLAN, or Zigbee.
  • Proficient in shell and Python scripting, Perl scripting.
  • Experience of using AI technologies in data mining/analysis.
  • Experience of Palladium/FPGA validation.
  • Should be a team player with excellent communication skills, self-motivated and well organized.

Skills

Required:VerilogSystemVerilogUVMSystemVerilog AssertionASIC verification flowsMatlab/C reference modelWireless protocolsPython scriptingShell scripting
Nice to have:AI in DV

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • discounted products and free services
  • reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition
  • discretionary bonuses or commission payments
  • relocation support
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • shareholder stock programs
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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