Formal Verification Engineer

As a formal verification architect leading the complete formal verification for single or multiple design blocks and IP's (CPU, Media IP, Security IP, Peripheral IP, Interconnects, Power management subsystems, etc.), you will be responsible for: Working with Apple's world-class SOC and IP design engineers to develop a formal micro-architecture specification Developing comprehensive formal verification test plan Proving properties of the design, finding design bugs, and working closely with design teams to help improve the micro-architecture Crafting novel and creative solutions for verifying complex design micro- architectures Developing and implementing re-usable and optimized formal models and verification code base Architecting correct-by-construction design methodologies for improved formal verification efficiency and productivity

• Advanced knowledge of SoC/CPU/GPU designs, VLSI, and digital logic design and verification techniques
• Developed formal property proofs on industrial strength designs and architectures
• Deep understanding of pipeline architectures, memory/DMA controllers, out-of-order and speculative instruction execution hardware, bus interconnects, and cache coherence mechanisms
• Confirmed understanding of formal verification technologies/abstraction techniques
• Experience in using EDA formal tools and tool development experience is a plus
• Proficiency in any scripting language with excellent debugging skills
• Extraordinary teammate with excellent interpersonal skills
• Passionate about developing world-class/innovative formal verification solutions, Knowledge and experience in interpreting hardware specifications and using
• Temporal logic assertion-based languages such as SVA or PSL
• BS / MS / Ph.D in EE or CS is required.
  
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