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Apple

Designs phones, computers and their operating systems

Formal Verification Engineer

Full-Time
No salary listed
Entry
Bachelor's
Austin, TX, USA+2 moreMore locations: Beaverton, OR, USA | Cupertino, CA, USA
In Person
Hardware EngineeringHardware Validation & Testing

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field.
  • A detail-oriented approach and desire to overcome challenges.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.
Responsibilities
  • Work with Apple Silicon security enclave design engineers to develop a formal micro-architecture specification.
  • Develop a comprehensive formal verification test plan that includes verification of unique security requirements.
  • Prove design properties, find design bugs, and work closely with design teams to improve the micro-architecture.
  • Create solutions for modeling security attacks and proving the robustness of complex design micro-architectures.
  • Develop and implement reusable and optimized formal models and verification code bases.
  • Architect correct-by-construction design methodologies to improve formal verification efficiency and productivity.
Desired Qualifications
  • Interest in learning and becoming an expert in System-on-a-Chip, central processing unit, graphics processing unit, or cellular design.
  • Knowledge of formal methods or formal verification technologies.
  • Knowledge and experience in interpreting hardware specifications.
  • Proficiency in any scripting language with excellent debugging skills.
  • Passion for developing formal verification solutions.

About the company

Apple designs and sells consumer electronics, from iPhone smartphones and Mac computers to tablets and wearable devices. Its operating systems manage apps and built-in functions for communication and work, while iCloud stores files and synchronizes data across devices. Customers buy additional digital services through subscriptions such as Apple Music and Apple TV, and developers distribute software through the App Store. Apple earns money from hardware sales, subscriptions and digital transactions, selling directly to customers and through retailers and mobile carriers around the world. It was founded in 1976 and has its headquarters in Cupertino, California.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Cupertino, California

Founded

1976

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What believers are saying

  • Business demand is growing: Apple reported $109.4 billion revenue in the June 2026 quarter, up 16% year over year.
  • Eligible US employees get learning support: Apple reimburses career-related tuition and runs Apple University classes.
  • Services earn richer margins: Apple reported 75.6% services gross margin in the June 2026 quarter, versus 40.1% for products.

What critics are saying

  • Assembly depends on Asian partners: Apple outsources substantially all final hardware assembly, reducing direct control over production.
  • iPhone concentrates demand risk: the product generated 49.6% of Apple revenue in the June 2026 quarter.
  • Student support shifts take evenings: Apple College Advisors typically work three evening shifts and one weekend shift weekly.

What makes Apple unique

  • Its chips link hardware and software: Apple designs M-series processors and developer frameworks tuned to their unified memory.
  • Stores double as service hubs: Apple combines device sales, Genius Bar technical help and in-person learning sessions.
  • It owns a spatial operating system: Apple Vision Pro runs visionOS, controlled through eyes, hands and voice.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Performance Bonus
  • Relocation Assistance
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

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2 year growth

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