Apple is hiring: Graphics Cache Hierarchy Design Verification Engineer in Santa

Graphics Cache Hierarchy Design Verification Engineer

Santa Clara, California, United States

Hardware

Do you love creating elegant solutions to highly complex challenges? As part of our Silicon Technologies group, you’ll help design and manufacture our next-generation, high-performance, power-efficient processor, system-on-chip (SoC). You’ll ensure Apple products and services can seamlessly and efficiently handle the tasks that make them beloved by millions. Joining this group means you’ll be responsible for crafting and building the technology that fuels Apple’s devices. Together, you and your team will enable our customers to do all the things they love with their devices.

The Graphics Cache Hierarchy Verification Engineer will be responsible for the pre-silicon RTL verification of graphics memory subsystem units including Caches, Memory Management Unit, Interconnects, and Link interface units. This includes a deep understanding of the micro-architectural details of their block and how it works within the broader GPU design. A strong computer architecture background and a solid foundation in verification methodology is required.

Description

The GPU Caches, Mem-Hierarchy Verification team is responsible for architectural and µ-architectural verification of sub-blocks within the memory hierarchy of the GPU like caches, interconnects, and MMU Units. This role will grow your expertise in both software engineering as well as graphics hardware architecture and µ-architecture. As a member of this team, you will be responsible for:

1. Authoring test plans for block or subsystem level functionality.
2. Architecting and developing highly complex verification software components.
3. Working closely with design team members in debugging and closing the blocks you own.
4. Working on test benches ranging from sub-blocks, blocks to subsystems containing multiple blocks.

Minimum Qualifications

• Computer Architecture or Computer systems coursework.
• Experience with Hardware Description languages like Verilog or System Verilog.
• Experience with Object Oriented Programming Languages and Data Structures.
• BS degree in CE, CS or EE.

Key Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in CPU or GPU architecture.
• Good fundamental software and programming skills.
• Design Verification coursework with experience in verification languages such as SystemVerilog.
• Experience with HDL simulators and waveform viewers.
• Strong fundamental software and programming skills.
• Experience with caches, address translation units.
• Experience with Perl, Ruby, Shell scripting, Makefiles.

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 $121,900 and $183,600, 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 reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.

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.

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