SoC System Validation Engineer - AI-Driven Hardware Testing

Apple, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apple Benefits

Job summary

Apple, Inc. is seeking a System Validation Engineer to validate SoCs and related modules in a realistic system environment. You will develop validation plans, execute system tests, and debug issues across prototypes throughout product life cycles.

Responsibilities include automation for power data collection, DoE development, and collaborating with module designers. Travel ~10% internationally.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hardware/software system interoperability experience.
• Proficiency in Python; able to build automation frameworks.
• Experience with hardware system design, SoC design/integration, or validation.

Responsibilities

• Primarily validate Apple SoCs and modules (cameras, displays, sensors) in system tests.
• Collaborate with module designers and test writers to define validation plans.
• Develop and run system tests using scripts and automation on prototypes.
• Serve as first line of debug: triage, isolate, and bucketize failures.
• Partner with domain experts to define DoEs and root-cause theories.
• Develop automated testing for power data collection from battery/power systems.
• Create new test methodologies for optical/vision modalities.
• Optimize test/calibration flows for hardware sub-systems; apply AI/ML to data.

Skills

Python scripting

Lua

Shell scripting

Hardware/software architecture

SoC bring up

Debugging

Automation frameworks

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Thermal chambers

Job description

Apple, Inc. is seeking a System Validation Engineer to validate SoCs and related modules in a realistic system environment. You will develop validation plans, execute system tests, and debug issues across prototypes throughout product life cycles.

Responsibilities include automation for power data collection, DoE development, and collaborating with module designers. Travel ~10% internationally.