SoC Performance and QoS Validation Engineer

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a SoC Performance and QoS Validation Engineer to join their innovative team. In this role, you will gain insights into cutting-edge SOC IP and chip-level architecture that powers a range of popular products. You will be responsible for validating the performance of various subsystems, collaborating with multi-functional teams, and developing test plans. This position offers the opportunity to work with advanced technologies, enhance your software skills, and contribute to the development of high-performance architectures. Join a dynamic environment where your expertise will drive impactful results.

Benefits

Comprehensive Medical Coverage

Dental Coverage

Retirement Benefits

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Educational Reimbursement

Discounted Products

Free Services

Discretionary Bonuses

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in silicon validation software engineering.
• Expertise in C and C++ with knowledge of assembly.
• Strong understanding of ARM and SoC architecture.

Responsibilities

• Validate block and system level performance of SoC subsystems.
• Collaborate with teams to develop test plans and debug.
• Write low-level driver code for various subsystems.

Skills

C

C++

Assembly

Embedded Systems Programming

Python

Bash

Performance Benchmarking

Multi-threaded Programming

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Relevant Field

Tools

RTOS

lldb

Xcode

Data Analysis Tools

Data Visualization Tools

Job description

SoC Performance and QoS Validation Engineer

Cupertino, California, United States Hardware

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Description

-You will gain insights into the ground breaking SOC IP and chip-level architecture that powers Apple Products (iPhone/iPad/Macs/Watch/TV)-You will help validate the block level and system level performance of various subsystems in the SoC, and the QoS architecture of the SoC-You will collaborate with multi-functional teams including architecture, hardware design, and software teams to develop testplans, debug, and correlate silicon data.-You will maintain and improve the internally developed Real Time Operating System (RTOS) that executes on the AP Clusters and IO Co-Processors, to enable QOS validation and to validate Power management features-You will write low-level driver code in a RTOS to configure and run various sub-systems (e.g. display, cameras, video encoders/decoders, fabrics, power management)-You will develop system software to validate the power management features of the SOC-You will develop and maintain latency critical software to identify and root-cause complex performance/QoS issues-You will help bringup prototypes and explore power and performance of bare metal workloads-You will acquire valuable software skills writing a bare-metal RTOS, developing and debugging device drivers/RTOS using lldb/Xcode, and modeling real customer usecases

Minimum Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in relevant field and a minimum of 3 years of relevant industry experience in silicon validation software engineering or related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Expert in C and C++, knowledge of assembly is desired
• Strong understanding of ARM specification, computer architecture, system architecture, SoC architecture, and memory systems
• Knowledge of Atomic operations, memory barriers
• Experienced with embedded systems programming (e.g. bare-metal, RTOS, kernel, driver programming)
• Experience with silicon bring-up and embedded software debug
• Experience with pipelining, bus architectures, and protocols is preferred
• Experienced with performance benchmarking and high-performance architectures
• Strong understanding of common data structures, algorithms, Operating Systems concepts, and multi-threaded programming
• Skilled at scripting – Python, bash
• Experience with some data analysis and data visualization tools is preferred

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 $143,100 and $264,200, 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.

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 .

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