SoC Validation Engineer

Apple Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Austin, TX, is seeking a hardware validation engineer to join a team validating Apple SoCs with system workloads. You will define validation plans, execute tests across PVT corners, and triage issues while working with PE to optimize operation voltages and testing environments.

Applicants should have a BS or MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering and experience with SoC bring up, debugging, and scripting in Python, Perl or TCL.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering required.
• Experience with SoC bring up is preferred.
• Strong debugging skills and knowledge of computer architectures.
• Experience with Python, Perl or TCL scripting is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Validate Apple SoCs with system workloads.
• Define validation plans for IP blocks within Apple SoCs.
• Execute system tests using scripts/automation framework across PVT corners.
• Triage issues, perform root-cause analysis and propose workarounds.
• Interface with downstream testing teams to resolve environment issues.

Skills

SoC bring up

Debugging

Computer architecture knowledge

Python scripting

Education

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

Python

Perl

TCL

Job description

Imagine what you can do here. Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their lives best work. Together we create products and experiences people once couldn't have imagined, and now, can't imagine living without. It's the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do.

Description

You will be joining a team of engineers who is responsible for validating Apple SoCs with system workloads. In this role, you will be working closely with functional test writers to understand high level architectures of each IP blocks within Apple SoCs and define applicable validation plans. You will then execute such system tests, through scripts/automation framework, on large volume of prototype SoCs across Process, Voltage and Temperature (PVT) corners. You will be looking for any potential issues, as well as characterizing the functional voltage (lvcc) of SoCs under such workloads. When issue occurs, you will be the first line of debugger to triage issues and isolate/bucketize failures. You will then work with domain experts to define DoEs, come up with rootcause theories, and test possible workarounds. In addition, you will characterize functional voltages (lvcc) of SoCs under system workloads, analyze data across voltage domains, provide feedbacks to PE (product engineers) to define product operation voltages as well as recommend contents to testing/screening environment. Also, you will interface with downstream testing teams (SoC test teams, system test teams, etc) to facilitate resolving issues happening in their environment.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SoC bring up
• Experience with debugging
• Understanding Computer architectures (cache, memory hierarchy, data pipelines) and logic design
• Experience with Python, Perl or TCL

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

At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You’ll find that idea reflected in everything here in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong.

Learn about accessibility in Apple’s workplace

Learn about reasonable accommodations for job applicants

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.