Lab Systems Engineer, Silicon Bring-Up & Automation Platforms

Apple Inc

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On-site
Location
San Francisco, CA
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$129,300–$225,300 / yr
Posted
73 days ago
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Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company known for designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and online services, including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and App Store. Industry: Consumer Electronics & Software

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TL;DR · Lab Systems Engineer, Silicon Bring-Up & Automation Platforms

As a Lab Systems Engineer, Silicon Bring-Up & Automation Platforms, you will join a dynamic team to bring up and validate new Apple Silicon at the bench. You will perform first power-on validation, register-level debug, and protocol analysis while troubleshooting hardware issues using scopes, logic analyzers, and power analyzers. Your core responsibilities include building scalable data pipelines, managing Kubernetes infrastructure, and developing internal software platforms for data collection, storage, and visualization. You will utilize Python, SQL, NoSQL, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines to automate lab environments and network configurations. Additionally, you will implement AI/ML based tools and predictive modeling to analyze power utilization and system data. This role solves complex hardware validation challenges by creating automated workflows that improve observability and transparency across global lab operations.

What you'll do

  • Execute bring-up of new SoCs and boards from first power-on through validation sign-off.
  • Triage hardware failures at the bench using scopes, logic analyzers, and power analyzers.
  • Build and maintain internal tools, dashboards, and automation for hardware and lab engineers.
  • Develop shared instrumentation libraries and APIs to integrate lab hardware into a coherent platform.
  • Deploy and operate Kubernetes infrastructure to support distributed validation and lab automation workflows.
  • Build AI/ML based tools and predictive models to accelerate data analysis and track power utilization.
  • Automate network configuration, instrument tracking, and data collection across global lab environments.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree required.
  • BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field with 3+ years of experience (preferred).
  • Strong Python fundamentals and proven ability to build production-quality internal tools, APIs, and services (preferred).
  • Direct experience with silicon bring-up or hardware validation, including register-level debug (preferred).
  • Experience with Docker and deploying/operating Kubernetes-based infrastructure for lab or validation services (preferred).
  • Hands-on experience with lab/test instrumentation (scopes, logic analyzers, power analyzers) and instrument automation (preferred).
  • Experience developing, deploying, and maintaining applied ML or statistical modeling pipelines to analyze lab and system data at scale (preferred).
  • Experience with AI-assisted development, plugins, custom skills, agents, or agentic workflows (preferred).

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