Design Verification Engineer
Apple· Hardware
San Diego, CA, Los Angeles Metro Area, CA$175k - $308.5kFull-timePosted 3d ago
About the role
Design Verification Engineer at Apple tasked with enabling fully functional first silicon for IP designs, spanning pre-silicon verification, methodology development, test-plan creation, verification environment development, stimulus, checkers, test-writing, debug, coverage, and sign-off for RTL freeze and tape-out.
Responsibilities
- Study design specification and create test plan
- Develop infrastructure in SystemVerilog/UVM to stress the design
- Develop and fix failures from regressions, close bugs
- Use LLMs to do verification efficiently
Qualifications
- BS degree in technical subject area with minimum 10 years of proven experience or equivalent.
- Deep knowledge of OOP, SystemVerilog and UVM
- Deep knowledge in developing scalable and portable test-benches
- Strong experience with verification methodologies and tools such as simulators, waveform viewers, Build and run automation, coverage collection, gate level simulations
- Working experience using LLMs for efficiency and quality
- Experience with power-aware (UPF) or similar verification methodology
- Excellent knowledge of one of the scripting languages such as Python, Perl, TCL
- Experience with serial protocols such as PCIe or USB, parallel protocol such as DDR is a plus but not required
- Knowledge of formal verification methodology is a plus but not required
- Knowledge of emulation for verification technologies is a plus but not required
Skills
Required:SystemVerilogUVMVerification methodologies and toolsPython, Perl, TCLLLMs for verification
Nice to have:Power-aware verification (UPF)PCIe/USB or DDR protocols
Benefits
- Base pay range between $175,000 and $308,500 depending on skills, qualifications, experience, and location
- Opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through discretionary employee stock programs
- Discretionary restricted stock unit awards
- Discounted Apple stock purchase through Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
- Retirement benefits
- Discounted products and free services
- Educational reimbursement for career advancement
- Potential discretionary bonuses or commission payments and relocation
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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