Emulation CAD Engineer

Emulation Cad Engineer

Do you love creating elegant solutions to highly complex challenges? As part of our HW Technology org, you'll help design our next-generation, high-performance, power-efficient processor, system-on-chip (SoC). You'll ensure Apple products and services can seamlessly and efficiently handle the tasks that make them beloved by millions! Joining this group means you'll be responsible for crafting and building the technology that fuels Apple's devices. Together, you and your team will enable our customers to do all the things they love with their devices!

Emulation Cad engineering plays a major role in creating, maintaining and promoting a robust system of advanced emulation environments our customers heavily rely on in accomplishing critically important verification for our chips. You will work very closely with the Platform Engineering team as well as with Digital Verification team in making our FPGA and emulation platform more palatable for long simulation and software workloads. You will have the opportunity to support and promote our virtual prototype solution for faster bring-up as well as provide an even faster verification platform for our chips. This role requires close collaboration with the Platform Engineering team, Design, DV, Power, Silicon Validation, Performance and Software teams.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Strong software development background
• Expertise in Python, Perl, Kotlin and/or TCL is required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Expertise in batch job schedulers (ie. LSF, NC), Cloud Computing, DevOps and Infrastructure are a plus.
• Experience with version control software (ie. Git, Perforce) is a plus
• Experience in Verilog and System Verilog is a plus
• Emulation experience on any available platforms, Palladium, Veloce or Zebu is a plus
• Xilinx and Altera FPGA experience is a plus
• Machine Learning experience is a plus
• Must have good communication skills, previous customer support is a plus
• Must be comfortable with co-developing an existing system

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $126,800 and $190,900, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.