Software Engineer - SoC Level Validation Engineer

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Cupertino, CA
Salary: $129,300–$194,700 / yr
Posted: 5 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
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TL;DR · Software Engineer - SoC Level Validation Engineer

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As a Software Engineer - SoC Level Validation Engineer within the Silicon Technologies group, you will help design and manufacture next-generation, high-performance, power-efficient processors and system-on-chip technology. Your primary responsibilities include developing SoC and CPU directed and random tests, debugging issues in both pre-silicon and post-silicon environments, and maintaining the system-level software platform. You will collaborate with designers and architects to achieve validation goals by identifying hardware bugs through a bare metal system level software suite. The role requires proficiency in C/C++ and Assembly language, along with knowledge of hardware and software debug tools. You must understand micro-architecture, memory hierarchy, interrupts, DMA, clock and power gating, and embedded programming to solve complex hardware-software interface challenges for high-quality functional products.

Skills

SoC CPU C C++ Assembly Pre-silicon Post-silicon Embedded Programming Micro-architecture Memory Hierarchy DMA Power Gating Hardware-Software Interfaces System-level SW SoC Bringup

What you'll do

Develop SoC and CPU directed and random tests.
Debug hardware issues in both pre-silicon and post-silicon environments.
Develop and maintain the system-level software platform.
Identify corner-case hardware bugs using bare metal system level software suites.
Execute complex algorithms to stress test SoC blocks and power management.
Work with designers and architects to achieve specific validation goals.

What we're looking for

BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science.
Knowledge of SoC and CPU micro-architecture, memory hierarchy, interrupts, DMA, clock and power gating (preferred).
Experience with SoC bringup and system-level understanding (preferred).
Proficiency in C/C++ and Assembly language programming (preferred).
Knowledge of hardware and software debug tools and methods (preferred).
Experience with embedded programming and understanding of hardware-software interfaces (preferred).

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