Operating System Silicon Validation Engineer

Apple; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 313,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Silicon Validation Engineer to join their innovative team. In this role, you'll leverage your expertise in SoC design and test automation to identify silicon bugs across various platforms. You'll be responsible for developing and executing hardware stress tests, analyzing results, and creating new test workloads. This position offers a dynamic environment where your contributions will directly impact cutting-edge technology and product development. If you're passionate about pushing the boundaries of hardware validation, this is the opportunity for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Discounted products and free services

Tuition reimbursement for education

Employee stock purchase plan

Discretionary bonuses

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant industry experience required.
• Experience in test content creation for consumer electronics.

Responsibilities

• Run hardware stress tests and contribute to test automation development.
• Follow up on software and hardware failures using bug tracking.

Skills

SoC and CPU architecture knowledge

Test automation infrastructure development

Scripting languages (Python, Perl, TCL)

Debug methodology and troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Operating System Silicon Validation Engineer

**Cupertino, California, United States**

**Hardware**

**Summary**

Posted: **Feb 12, 2025**

Role Number: **200589760**

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Dynamic, smart people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our dedication to leave the world better than we found it.

As a member of the Apple SOC Silicon Validation Team you will use your knowledge of SOC/IP design and test automation to find silicon bugs with iOS, macOS and other silicon validation workloads on a large population of development boards, silicon validation boards, and prototype Apple products.

**Description**

Leverage automation to run varied hardware stress tests on prototype devices while contributing to test automation development that supports the test creation, execution, and result reporting for silicon validation. Follow up on software and hardware failures using the bug tracking system, supporting requests for information or custom experiments to find root-cause. Create new hardware stress tests by combining, modifying or creating new workloads, using your software and chip architecture knowledge.

**Minimum Qualifications**

+ A minimum of a BS degree and a minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience.

**Preferred Qualifications**

+ Strong Computer systems, SoC and CPU architecture knowledge

+ Experience in test content creation and test automation infrastructure development for consumer electronic hardware (watch, phone, pads, computers, ARVR)

+ OS test experience, iOS/macOS/Android/Windows

+ Expertise in at least one scripting language such as Python, Perl, or TCL.

+ Desire to develop and execute test plans, analyze test logs/results, and report status

+ SoC validation experience

+ Operating system, boot loader, kernel and device driver structure

+ Debug methodology and troubleshooting development hardware skills

**Pay & Benefits**

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 $175,800 and $312,200, 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, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.Learn more about Apple Benefits. (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html)

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

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