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CPU Silicon Validation Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site

$150 - $200/hr

Work closely with CPU RTL and DV teams to understand changes to our CPU designs and engineer test content for new CPU features. * Create CPU validation test plans, ensuring all key features are ...

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CPU Silicon Validation Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site

You will be developing CPU test content using our test generators, defining new test cases for our cutting-edge CPU designs, and spearheading our silicon bring-up efforts. Description • Work ...

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CPU Silicon Validation Engineer

Santa Clara, CA · On-site

You will be developing CPU test content using our test generators, defining new test cases for our cutting-edge CPU designs, and spearheading our silicon bring-up efforts. Description • Work ...

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CPU Silicon Validation Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site

You will be developing CPU test content using our test generators, defining new test cases for our cutting-edge CPU designs, and spearheading our silicon bring-up efforts. Description • Work ...

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CPU Silicon Validation Engineer

Santa Clara, CA · On-site

You will be developing CPU test content using our test generators, defining new test cases for our cutting-edge CPU designs, and spearheading our silicon bring-up efforts. Description • Work ...

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CPU Silicon Validation Engineer

Santa Clara, CA · On-site

You will be developing CPU test content using our test generators, defining new test cases for our cutting-edge CPU designs, and spearheading our silicon bring-up efforts. Description • Work ...

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CPU Silicon Validation Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site

You will be developing CPU test content using our test generators, defining new test cases for our cutting-edge CPU designs, and spearheading our silicon bring-up efforts. Description • Work ...

Apple

CPU Silicon Validation Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site

You will be developing CPU test content using our test generators, defining new test cases for our cutting-edge CPU designs, and spearheading our silicon bring-up efforts. Description • Work ...

Apple

CPU Silicon Validation Engineer

Santa Clara, CA · On-site

You will be developing CPU test content using our test generators, defining new test cases for our cutting-edge CPU designs, and spearheading our silicon bring-up efforts. Description • Work ...

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CPU Silicon Validation Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site

You will be developing CPU test content using our test generators, defining new test cases for our cutting-edge CPU designs, and spearheading our silicon bring-up efforts. Description • Work ...

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CPU Silicon Validation Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site

You will be developing CPU test content using our test generators, defining new test cases for our cutting-edge CPU designs, and spearheading our silicon bring-up efforts. Description • Work ...

AheadComputing Inc.

$125 - $150/hr

Analyze CPU performance using simulation tools and methodologies ... Collaborate with senior architects and designers to identify performance bottlenecks and propose ...

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CPU Silicon Validation Engineer

Austin, TX • On-site

Apple Inc.
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing • 10K+ employees
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$150 - $200/hr

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In this role, you will be at the center of a chip design effort that collaborates with many disciplines and has a critical impact on getting functional products to millions of customers. You will be part of a team responsible for the functional validation of our CPUs, aiming to identify logic design and circuit bugs. You will develop CPU test content using our test generators, define new test cases for cutting‑edge CPU designs, and spearhead our silicon bring‑up efforts.

Responsibilities
  • Work closely with CPU RTL and DV teams to understand changes to our CPU designs and engineer test content for new CPU features.
  • Create CPU validation test plans, ensuring all key features are covered.
  • Develop SW workloads to stress test the CPU and integrate these into existing validation environments.
  • Help maintain and improve our random test generator by adding support for new CPU architectural and microarchitectural features.
  • Drive the bring‑up and execution of our silicon validation tools in pre‑silicon (FPGAs) and post‑silicon (development boards).
  • Debug functional silicon failures closely with Design and DV counterparts.
Minimum Qualifications
  • BS and 3+ years of relevant industry experience.
  • Experience with CPU architecture.
  • Experience programming in C or C++ and scripting in Python or Perl.
Preferred Qualifications
  • BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering.
  • Understanding of CPU architecture, including instruction sets, pipelines, caches, and memory subsystems.
  • Experience with assembly programming (ARM ISA is a plus).
  • Knowledge of operating system fundamentals including kernel execution, privilege levels, memory management, and virtual machines.
  • Good understanding of the logic design and verification process.
  • Background in silicon bring‑up and system debug experience.
  • Strong problem‑solving skills.

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