Silicon Validation Engineer

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Cupertino, CA
Salary: $115,773–$194,700 / yr
Posted: 22 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 · Silicon Validation Engineer

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As a Silicon Validation Engineer on the Silicon Validation Hardware team, you will perform lab characterization and validation of custom silicon devices to ensure power delivery and quality standards are met before product integration. Your daily responsibilities include developing and executing electrical validation plans for SoCs, performing power delivery network analysis, conducting functional and scan workload testing, and debugging issues across silicon, PMIC, board, and system-level hardware. You will analyze measurement data, support the development of lab infrastructure, and create scripts to improve automation efficiency. The role requires expertise in circuit analysis, power electronics, and reading schematics while utilizing tools like Python for scripting. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams across design, firmware, and software to resolve complex technical issues involving SoC validation and silicon bring-up within a high-performance hardware environment.

Skills

Power Delivery Circuit Analysis PMIC Python DFT ATE SoC Validation Silicon Bring-up Test Automation Lab Equipment Electrical Measurement Scripting Hardware Debugging

What you'll do

Develop and execute board and system level validation plans for Apple SoCs.
Characterize board-level power delivery and electrical performance.
Debug silicon, PMIC, board, and system-level hardware issues in a lab environment.
Analyze measurement data and validation results to ensure high quality standards.
Support the development and scaling of lab validation infrastructure.
Develop scripts and automation to improve validation efficiency and repeatability.

What we're looking for

BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related degree program.
Strong fundamentals in power electronics, power delivery, and circuit analysis (preferred).
Familiarity with PMICs and board-level power distribution (preferred).
Ability to read and understand circuit schematics (preferred).
Hands-on experience with lab equipment and electrical measurement techniques (preferred).
Strong hardware debugging and problem-solving skills (preferred).
Strong written and verbal communication skills (preferred).
Experience in Python, scan testing, DFT, ATE, SoC validation, or board design (preferred).