Firmware Validation Engineer

Apple, Inc.; California; On-site; USD 129,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental cover

Retirement benefits

Discounted products and free services

Tuition reimbursement

Discretionary bonuses or commissions

Relocation

Job summary

Apple, Inc. in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, seeks a firmware test engineer to join the wireless silicon development team. You will develop firmware test plans, implement test cases, and automate tests across development boards and products for SoC hardware.

You will collaborate with Software Engineering, triage issues, improve test coverage, and contribute to release quality. Strong Python and C, hardware/firmware lifecycle knowledge, and experience with FPGA/SoC bringup and CI tools

Qualifications

• Highly motivated and passionate about SW/firmware testing.
• Proficiency in programming with python and C.
• Knowledgable with hardware/firmware development life cycle.
• Experienced with test bringup on FPGA and SoC silicon hardware.
• Exposure to CI process and familiar with automation test framework development and tools such as Jenkins.
• Experienced with various wireless technologies such as WiFi/Bluetooth/UWB and integration issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to work with test equipment (i.e., oscilloscope, logic analyzer).

Responsibilities

• Develop firmware test plans and implement test cases based on requirements from system and product teams.
• Automate test cases and develop test tools on various hardware platforms including development boards and products.
• Partner with development teams and multi-functional QA team to triage, diagnose, debug issues, and derive root-cause.
• Drive continuous improvement of firmware test coverage and firmware release quality.

Skills

Python

C

Firmware testing

Test automation

CI processes

WiFi/Bluetooth/UWB

Communication

Oscilloscope

Tools

Jenkins

Development boards

FPGA bringup

SoC silicon

Job description

San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States Hardware

Would you like to join Apple’s growing wireless silicon development team? Our wireless SOC organization is responsible for all aspects of wireless silicon development with a particular emphasis on highly energy efficient design and new technologies that transform the user experience at the product level, all of which is driven by a world-class vertically integrated engineering team spanning RF/Analog architecture and design, Systems/PHY/MAC architecture and design, VLSI/RTL design and integration, Emulation, Design Verification, Test and Validation, and FW/SW engineering.

Description

In this highly visible role, you will be at the center of a silicon design group with a critical impact on getting functional wireless products to hundreds of millions of customers quickly. Responsible for developing and executing firmware test cases for System on a Chip (SoC) in wireless application, you will work closely with the Software Engineering team ensuring the quality of their firmware for manufacturability and improved user experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop firmware test plans and implement test cases based on requirements from system and product teams.
• Automate test cases and develop test tools on various hardware platforms including development boards and products.
• Partner with development teams and multi-functional QA team to triage, diagnose, debug issues, and derive root-cause.
• Drive continuous improvement of firmware test coverage and firmware release quality.

Preferred Qualifications

• Highly motivated and passionate about SW/firmware testing.
• Proficiency in programming with python and C.
• Knowledgable with hardware/firmware development life cycle.
• Experienced with test bringup on FPGA and SoC silicon hardware.
• Exposure to CI process and familiar with automation test framework development and tools such as Jenkins.
• Experienced with various wireless technologies such as WiFi/Bluetooth/UWB and integration issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to work with test equipment (i.e., oscilloscope, logic analyzer).

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $129,300 and $225,300, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

You’ll also receive benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• retirement benefits
• a range of discounted products and free services
• reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
• discretionary bonuses or commission payments
• relocation

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