In this highly visible role, you will be at the center of a wireless Mixed-Signal silicon design group, with a critical impact on getting innovative and functional products to hundreds of millions of customers quickly.
As a Mixed Signal Design Verification Engineer, you will be responsible for the verification of RF and mixed-signal blocks and their interfaces within the wireless SoC. You will interact with the analog/RF design team, digital DV team digital design team, and wireless system team to develop best-in-class verification methodologies that ensure silicon-correct functionality with optimal coverage and time-to-tapeout trade-off.
Responsibilities
Review specifications, extract features, define and execute verification plan
Develop top/block level Mixed Signal and Digital testbench and generate tests in a UVM framework
Build and reuse monitors, and checkers for RF/Mixed-Signal blocks
Debug failures, fix testbench/model/checker issues, manage bug tracking, and analyze and close coverage
Write scripts for automation of flow
Improve Mixed Signal verification methodology with novel ideas and leveraging AI
Collaborate with the Analog Design Team
Requirements
Masters or PhD degree in technical disciplines with at least 5+ years of hands-on experience in specifically
Mixed-Signal verification
Wireless experience is a plus
Expertise creating and using real-numbered analog behavioral models in System Verilog a plus.
Ability to work well in a team and be productive under aggressive schedule
Excellent communication skills, self-motivation/organization and the desire to take diverse challenges.
BS and a minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience
Industry verification experience with RF/Mixed-Signal blocks and SOCs
Expertise building Mixed-Signal testbenches, checkers and tests using System Verilog
Experience in UVM methodology and HDL (System Verilog, Verilog) for verification
Strong verification skills in problem solving, testing, and debugging
Understanding of common analog/RF blocks
Experience with UPF, Python or Matlab a plus
Experience with Virtuoso Composer, ADE, and HED also a plus
Pay & Benefits
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.
Additional Information
Come join Apple's growing wireless silicon development team. Our wireless SOC organization is responsible for all aspects of wireless silicon development with a particular emphasis on highly energy efficient design and new technologies that transform the user experience at the product level. All of which is driven by a world-class vertically integrated engineering team, spanning RF/Analog architecture and design, Systems/PHY/MAC architecture and design, VLSI/RTL design and integration, Emulation, Design Verification, Test and Validation and FW/SW engineering.
Apple · Emeryville, CA