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PHY Design Verification Engineer

Apple· Hardware
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Hybrid (San Diego, California)$122.7k - $214.3kFull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

PHY Design Verification engineer responsible for pre-silicon RTL verification of wireless PHY and its interfaces within Apple’s wireless SoC, collaborating with DV methodologists, designers, and systems engineers to develop reusable testbenches and a metric-driven verification flow.

Responsibilities

  • Review PHY subsystem microarchitecture with system and design teams and create verification plans from specifications, refining to meet coverage targets.
  • Build block/subsystem level test benches with a reference model, architecting benches for maximum 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 improve DV quality.
  • Support PHY subsystem validation using Palladium and/or FPGA.
  • Collaborate with team to improve DV methodology and flow.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • MSEE with 2+ years of 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.
  • Verification experience of wireless/wired communication block/subsystem.
  • 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:Verification planningSystemVerilogConstrained random testingWireless protocol knowledgeScriptingPalladium/FPGA validation
Nice to have:MATLAB/C reference modelAI/data mining

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Discounted products and free services
  • Educational expense reimbursement (tuition)
  • Discretionary bonuses or commissions and relocation eligibility
  • Apple shareholder opportunities through stock programs
Last updated Jul 24, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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