Silicon Validation Software Engineer: CPU and Memory Hierarchy
Company: Apple
Location: Beaverton
Posted on: September 20, 2023
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Job Description:
Summary Posted: Aug 25, 2023 Role Number:200452855 Would you
like to work on SW that runs on every Apple phone, pad, and Mac
computer in the world? Join our team of experienced SW engineers
and debuggers in validating Apple's world class silicon. In this
highly visible role you will be writing functional validation SW
for the CPUs, caches, and memory subsystem of our SoCs, with the
aim of identifying logic design and circuit bugs. You will be a SW
developer for a system validation tool used widely across Apple's
Silicon Engineering group, and will collaborate with SoC design and
product engineering teams to debug and drive silicon issues to
root-cause. Key Qualifications Strong understanding of
micro-processor architecture Good knowledge of ARM or another CPU
instruction set architecture Familiarity with memory technologies
and power management Experienced C and assembly programmer
Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Perl, or Tcl
Knowledge of software tool chains including including compilers,
assemblers, and source control tools Background in silicon bring-up
and debug experience a plus Ability to work well in a team, but to
be responsible and self-driven. Description - Work with designers
and architects to understand the functionality of various blocks in
the SoC - Create validation test plans, ensuring all key features
are covered - Develop SW workloads to validate various CPU and
memory subsystem features - Integration of these workloads into an
existing system validation tool - Make enhancements to the tool's
SW framework to support new CPU architectures - Drive the bring-up
and execution of our validation SW in pre-silicon (FPGAs) and
post-silicon (development boards) - Debug workload failures using a
variety of tools and hooks - Release and distribute our system
validation SW to cross-functional teams across Apple Education &
Experience BS and a minimum of 10 years relevant industry
experience Additional Requirements
Keywords: Apple, Beaverton , Silicon Validation Software Engineer: CPU and Memory Hierarchy, IT / Software / Systems , Beaverton, Oregon
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