Apple
CPU Top-Level Design Verification Engineer
$150K–$278K
Santa Clara, California · Full-time · Posted Apr 14, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Education
- Minimum BS; BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering preferred.
About the job
Own verification methodology, tools, and flows for a high-performance, low-power processor, developing tests and testbench environments and driving coverage toward verification closure.
What you'll do
- Define verification methodology with verification engineers and RTL designers; develop test plans, testbenches, and test environments.
- Develop tests in assembly and C/C++, and build tools and flows for advanced verification.
- Develop and maintain testbenches, coverage monitors, and analyze coverage against planned test cases.
What they ask for
- Minimum BS.
- 3+ years of relevant industry experience.
Nice to have
- Computer Architecture, RTL development, SystemVerilog, programming and scripting (C, C++, Python), verification infrastructure, regression and failure analysis, coverage convergence, and strong communication and teamwork skills.
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering preferred.
Pay
USD $150,400 and $277,600 base salary
Tools
SystemVerilog, C, C++, Python, assembly, RTL
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