Apple · 11 hours ago
Graphics Emulation Test Bench and Infrastructure Architect
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expApple is a leading technology company known for its innovative products and services. The role involves ensuring the quality of complex GPU designs and software through comprehensive testing and validation, as well as developing emulation models and automated verification flows.
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Responsibilities
Architecting emulation and simulation test benches used by functional verification, performance analysis, and power analysis teams
Planning top level improvements to test benches and mentoring/directing less experienced engineers
Working with pre-silicon validation teams to develop and implement support plans
Exploring and developing new technologies and methodologies to leverage simulation, emulation, and hardware acceleration for new applications
Building simulation and emulation models, debugging build issues
Running specified tests on appropriate platforms and debugging issues by capturing waveforms and writing triggers
Responding to and working with vendor field service/AEs to address simulation and emulation HW/SW issues
Creating automated verification flows for graphics verification
Reporting status
This role offers significant growth opportunities as you advance within the team and take on increasing technical leadership responsibilities
Qualification
Required
BS + 10 years of relevant experience
Experience with complex bus protocols such as PCIe and AXI
Experience in profiling and optimizing test bench components
Experience with CPU and/or GPU architecture and micro architecture
Experience with DPI/transactors
Experience in writing behavioral and synthesizable RTL (SystemVerilog/Verilog)
Experience with programming in one or more of the following languages: C/C++, Perl, Ruby, Python
Preferred
Demonstrated technical leadership in the area of test benches, emulation, and/or simulation
Excellent planning, collaboration, and communication abilities
Demonstrated ability to build emulation models, run tests on emulation machines, and debug issues in a schedule-oriented silicon design project with competing priorities
Ability to debug hardware issues from waveforms
Ability to interface emulation hardware with virtual systems, simulation environment, and silicon validation
Experience with DPI/transactors
Graphics knowledge; 3D graphics pipeline, OGL/OCL programming
Ability to collaborate under tight schedules
Excellent planning, collaboration, and communication abilities
Demonstrated ability to build simulation models, run tests, and debug issues in a schedule-oriented silicon design project with competing priorities
Excellent planning, collaboration, and communication abilities
Ability to collaborate under tight schedules
Company
Apple
Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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CEO
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SVP, Software Engineering
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