Datapath Formal Verification Engineer

Summary Posted: Jun 26, 2023 Role Number: 200488100 Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Dynamic, smart people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products powered by Apple Silicon. The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it. Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product. Learn from the best Formal Verification team in the world and acquire experience being at the centre of a System-on-a-chip (SoC) design verification effort spanning multiple design and verification domains. Are you passionate about changing the world? We have a critical impact on getting high quality functional products to millions of customers quickly and we are hiring all levels from intern to senior roles. Key Qualifications Key Qualifications Experience creating your own original, inventive and robust mathematical proofs to a publishable standard, or experience in formal verification, preferably of mathematical hardware Ability to critically examine the mathematical proofs or formal testbenches of others, and find any errors, omissions, inconsistencies, or over-constraints Tenacity, and the ability to collaborate, convince, and get things done in a large organisation spread across many countries Detail oriented mindset and desire to overcome challenges Description Description As a formal verification engineer working the datapath formal verification team, you will be responsible for working with Apple Silicon's world-class design engineers to develop a formal micro-architecture specification for mathematically focused components. Formalising the refinement from architecture to micro-Architecture. Developing a comprehensive formal verification test plan. Proving properties of the design, finding design bugs, and working closely with design teams to refine the micro-architecture. Crafting novel and creative solutions for verifying complex design micro-architectures. Developing and implementing reusable and optimised formal models and verification IP. Architecting correct-by-construction design methodologies for improved formal verification efficiency and productivity. Full training will be provided as required in all relevant aspects of hardware, computer arithmetic, and formal verification. The primary requirement for the role is skill in creating rigorous proofs to new problems, and critically examining both proofs and specifications, to continually improve the robustness of our processes. Education & Experience Education & Experience BS / MS / Ph.D in Mathematics, EE or CS is required, with a strong preference for research-level qualifications. Additional Requirements Additional Requirements