SoC Characterization Engineer: Data-Driven Hardware Performance

Apple Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a senior hardware characterization engineer to drive product characterization across diverse setups and define correlations between ATE and multiple logic boards. You will study how hardware impacts SOC performance.

The role emphasizes data analysis, fault isolation, and collaboration with design, process and test engineers to implement corrective actions on both new and mature products. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree + 10 years of experience required.
• Experience in system level/mother board characterization and data collection preferred.
• Expertise in scripting with PERL and Python desired.
• Knowledgeable with test equipment such as oscilloscope and logic analyzer.
• Board bring up, hardware design and PDN noise analysis experience is a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to work with internal team members and external suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Perform data analysis, characterization, and fault isolation to resolve root cause of issues.
• Perform correlation between ATE and different hardware setups.
• Partner with design, process and test engineers to identify and implement corrective actions on both new and mature products and technologies.
• Define and finalize production screening guard-band specifications based upon design intent and characterization result.
• Perform statistical data analysis on mass data sets to setup test limits.
• Complete yield analyses and correlation analysis for all levels of test insertions.
• Support test time reduction related characterization activities.
• Coordinate test related activities and reviews with both internal and external groups.

Skills

Data analysis

Characterization

Fault isolation

Correlation analysis

Scripting (Python)

Perl

DFT concepts

Board bring up

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree + 10 years experience

Tools

Oscilloscope

Logic analyzer

Job description

Apple Inc. is seeking a senior hardware characterization engineer to drive product characterization across diverse setups and define correlations between ATE and multiple logic boards. You will study how hardware impacts SOC performance.

The role emphasizes data analysis, fault isolation, and collaboration with design, process and test engineers to implement corrective actions on both new and mature products. Equal opportunity employer.