CPU DFT Verification Engineer
Apple
Santa Clara, CA, USA
USD 143,100-264,200 / year + Equity
Posted on Nov 8, 2024
Summary
Posted:
Role Number:200577695
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, intelligent 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. Do you want join us in these pursuits? Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product! We are looking for a strong candidate to join our processor verification team focusing on DFT verification. In this highly visible role, you will be at the center of a chip design effort collaborating with all subject areas, with a critical impact on getting functional products to millions of customers quickly.
Description
As a DFT Verification Engineer, you will have the following responsibilities: • Work closely with architecture, RTL designers, and DFT designers on verifying the functionality correctness of the DFT logic • Execute test plans for DFT logic • Develop testbenches and tests according to test plans • Debug simulation failures • Develop coverage monitors and analyze coverage to ensure all test cases in the plans are covered • Develop Verilog checkers or assertions to verify the design • Work with the silicon bringup team on developing tests that help the silicon bring up effort
Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum BS and 3+ years of relevant industry experience
- Experience in DFT design, DFT verification, or processor verification
- Experience with digital logic design, test/debug feature, or DFT architecture
- Experience with DFT and structural debug concepts and methodologies: JTAG, IEEE1500, or MBIST and scan
- Experience in scripting in Python, Perl, or TCL
Key Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree preferred
- Understanding of CPU architecture
- Experience in developing design verification test plans, test benches, and test vectors generation
- Experience with lab debug of CPUs/ASIC using built-in DFT and debug features is a plus
- In-depth knowledge in design verification environments like random constraint verification
- Knowledge of Verilog and experience with simulators and waveform debugging tools
- Should be an extraordinary teammate with excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate complex design issues during verification effort
- Be able to create and follow detailed work schedule and work independently on the verification efforts for a block/area of the design
Education & Experience
Additional Requirements
Pay & Benefits
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