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Formal Verification Intern (Expression of Interests)

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Apple

3mo ago

  • Internship
    Full-time
    Off-cycle Internship
  • Software Engineering
  • London

AI generated summary

  • You need knowledge of digital design and formal verification techniques, familiarity with CPU/GPU design, experience with temporal logic assertion-based languages, proficiency in scripting, and enrolled in a Master's/PhD program in relevant fields. Strong problem-solving and communication skills are a must.
  • You will lead formal verification efforts for SoC design, creating specifications, test plans, proving properties, finding bugs, and collaborating with design teams to improve micro-architecture.

Requirements

  • Knowledge of digital design logic design and/or formal verification techniques (Software or Hardware)
  • Understanding of CPU and GPU design, pipeline architectures, memory, DMA controllers, out-of-order and speculative instruction execution hardware, bus interconnects, and cache coherence mechanisms a plus
  • Able to interpret hardware specifications (using temporal logic assertion-based languages such as SVA or PSL) is a plus
  • Knowledge of EDA formal tools and experiences in CAD tool development is a plus
  • Proficiency in any scripting language such as: TCL/PERL/etc. with excellent debugging skills
  • Strong problem solving and interpersonal skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication in English
  • Education & Experience:
  • Currently enrolled in penultimate Master's or PhD Degree program in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics / Applied Mathematics or a related field.
  • Additional Requirements:
  • This position is a full-time internship and availability for 6 months as a minimum is preferred.
  • Apple is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We also take affirmative action to offer employment and advancement opportunities to all applicants, including minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities. Apple will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation or that of other applicants.

Responsibilities

  • In this highly visible role, you will be at the centre of a System-on-a-chip (SoC) design verification effort collaborating with design, with a critical impact on getting high quality and bug-free functional products to millions of customers quickly.
  • While working on complete formal verification for single or multiple design blocks and IPs, you will collaborate with members of the team to:
  • Create formal micro-architecture specifications
  • Develop formal verification test plans
  • Proving properties for the design, finding design bugs, and working closely with design teams to help improve the micro-architecture
  • Architecting novel and innovative solutions for verifying sophisticated design micro-architectures
  • Developing and implementing re-usable and optimised formal models and verification code base

Apple

Technology
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Employees
1976
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We’re a diverse collective of thinkers and doers, continually reimagining what’s possible to help us all do what we love in new ways. And the same innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices — strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it. This is where your work can make a difference in people’s lives. Including your own. Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity.