CPU Silicon Validation Engineer

Summary

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Dynamic, thoughtful people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it. Do you want to join us in these pursuits? Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product!In this highly visible role, you will be at the center of a chip design effort that collaborates with many fields and has a critical impact on getting functional products to millions of customers quickly. You will be part of a team responsible for the functional validation of our CPUs, with the aim of identifying logic design and circuit bugs. You will be developing CPU test content using our test generators, defining new test cases for our innovative CPU designs, and doing silicon bring-up in our lab.

Key Qualifications

Minimum BS and 3+ years of relevant industry experience In-depth knowledge of processor instruction set architecture and microarchitecture.Strong in C/C+ + programming and scripting (Perl/Python etc)Experience with assembly programming.Direct experience with the ARM ISA a plus.Good knowledge of the design and verification processBackground in silicon bring-up and debug experience a plus.Good problem-solving skills

Description

- 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.

Education & Experience

Minimum BS and 3+ years of relevant industry experience

Pay & Benefits

• At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $138,900.00 and $256,500.00, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
  
  Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.
  
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  Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.