Graphics Design Verification Engineer

The Graphics Design Verification Engineer supports pre-silicon verification for low power embedded graphics cores within Apple SoC/GPU design efforts. This role focuses on GPU design verification, building SystemVerilog and UVM-based test infrastructure, executing verification plans, and diagnosing simulation and silicon issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead top-level verification for logic blocks in graphics processing unit (GPU) designs.
• Write, execute, and track verification work against defined test plans.
• Develop test bench components using SystemVerilog and UVM, including checkers and monitors.
• Create top-level tests to validate chip-level features.
• Enable and maintain regressions.
• Write and maintain test benches and BFMs (bus functional models).
• Generate stimulus and implement and analyze coverage.
• Debug simulation and silicon failures related to GPU behavior.
• Partner with design and micro-architecture teams to understand functional goals of the design.
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams to coordinate verification activities across DV scopes.
• Develop scripts for software engineering flows.

Required Qualifications

• BS plus 3 years of relevant experience.
• Background in CPU or GPU architectures.
• Experience working with Verilog or other HDLs.
• Experience with verification languages such as SystemVerilog, UVM, or OVM.
• Experience using HDL simulators and waveform viewers including IES, VCS, DVE, and Verdi.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with GPU architectures.
• Understanding of constrained random verification, functional/code coverage, and assertion methodology.
• Experience developing UVM test bench components including checkers and monitors.
• Familiarity with Perl, Shell scripting, Makefiles, and TCL.
• Prior exposure to code repositories such as Perforce.
• Ability to work well on a team collaborating with other teams.

Technology Stack

• System Verilog
• UVM
• OVM
• Verilog
• IES, VCS, DVE, Verdi
• Perl
• Shell scripting, Makefiles, TCL
• Perforce

Role Details

• Location: Austin, TX (onsite)
• Minimum experience: 3 years
• Education: BS