Job Description

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Dynamic, amazing people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. 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. Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product.




Do you love working on challenges that no one has solved yet? As a member of our dynamic group, you will have the unique and rewarding opportunity to craft upcoming products that will delight and inspire millions of Apple's customers every single day.

Description

As a formal verification architect leading the complete formal verification for single or multiple design blocks and IP's (CPU, Media IP, Security IP, Peripheral IP, Interconnects, Power management subsystems, etc.), you will be responsible for: Working with Apple's world-class SOC and IP design engineers to develop a formal micro-architecture specification Developing comprehensive formal verification test plan Proving properties of the design, finding design bugs, and working closely with design teams to help improve the micro-architecture Crafting novel and creative solutions for verifying complex design micro- architectures Developing and implementing re-usable and optimized formal models and verification code base Architecting correct-by-construction design methodologies for improved formal verification efficiency and productivity

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge and experience in interpreting hardware specifications and using

Temporal logic assertion-based languages such as SVA or PSL

BS / MS / Ph.D in EE or CS is required.

Minimum Qualifications

Advanced knowledge of SoC/CPU/GPU designs, VLSI, and digital logic design and verification techniques

Developed formal property proofs on industrial strength designs and architectures

Deep understanding of pipeline architectures, memory/DMA controllers, out-of-order and speculative instruction execution hardware, bus interconnects, and cache coherence mechanisms

Confirmed understanding of formal verification technologies/abstraction techniques

Experience in using EDA formal tools and tool development experience is a plus

Proficiency in any scripting language with excellent debugging skills

Extraordinary teammate with excellent interpersonal skills

Passionate about developing world-class/innovative formal verification solutions



At Apple, we're not all the same. And that's our greatest strength. We draw on the differences in who we are, what we've experienced and how we think. Because to create products that serve everyone, we believe in including everyone. Therefore, we are committed to treating all applicants fairly and equally. As a registered Disability Confident employer, we will work with applicants to make any reasonable accommodations. Apple will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal backgrounds in a manner consistent with applicable law. Learn more