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As part of our Silicon Engineering group and a member of the GPU Shader Core team, you will develop power efficient, high-performance graphics processor microarchitectures targeted for low power mobile devices and high-performance personal computers that are used by millions of people every day. Do you want to join us in these pursuits? Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple products!
Members of our team work with multiple disciplines to define, verify, and deliver cutting-edge features for the Unified Shader Core (USC) - the central, fully programmable hub of Apple's world-class GPUs.
In this role you will:
Modify and maintain UVM-based verification test bench components and environments
Modify and maintain Object-oriented functional models of the underlying design
Develop comprehensive constrained random test suites
Run simulations and debug design and test environment issues
Create & analyze functional coverage, enhance the test environment to target coverage holes
Work with GPU µArch & Design teams to clarify features and improve design specifications
BS in an engineering or computer science field with coursework in Computer Architecture
Experience with C++ or a similar Object Oriented programming language
Experience with Verilog or other HDLs
MS with Advanced Computer Architecture coursework covering superscalar or OOO execution
Familiarity with GPU or SIMD architectures
Familiarity with verification methodologies like UVM/OVM
Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python, Ruby, or Perl
Experience debugging highly complex logic designs or Object Oriented software
Experience with HDL simulators and waveform viewers (IES, VCS, DVE, Verdi, etc.)
Attention to detail in strict completeness of specifications, sign-off checklists, and reviews
Excellent communication skills and ability to learn
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There’s a place here for every kind of brilliant. Everyone here is an innovator, or an innovator-to-be, no matter what your team or your role. So bring your passion, courage, and original thinking and get ready to share it, because every new product, service, or feature we invent is the result of people working together to make each others’ ideas stronger. Innovation at this level depends on people who represent the variety of the human experience and inspire us with their own fresh perspectives. Together, we’ll do amazing work that can make a difference in people’s lives. Including your own. Learn more about working at Apple.