Apple

Hardware System Validation Engineer

Apple$120K — $150K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field
  • 3+ years experience with complex systems
  • Proficient in Python and Lua, comfortable with Shell scripting
  • Experience in SoC design/integration and hardware system validation
  • Familiarity with consumer electronics modules (cameras, displays)
  • Experience with embedded systems debug and silicon validation software
  • Knowledge of industry standards like USB, PCIe, and DDR.

Responsibilities

  • Validate Apple SoCs and various product modules
  • Collaborate with designers to define validation plans
  • Develop and execute automated system tests on prototypes
  • Debug system issues: triage and isolate failures
  • Work with experts to create Design of Experiments and root-cause analyses
  • Automate power consumption data collection processes
  • Expand testing methodologies to include advanced optical testing
  • Optimize hardware test and calibration processes utilizing AI/ML techniques
  • Travel internationally as needed (~10% of time)

Benefits

  • Work with cutting-edge technology in a prominent company
  • Opportunities for international travel
  • Collaborative and innovative team environment
  • Exposure to advanced testing methodologies including AI/ML
  • Development of new practices that enhance testing coverage
Full Job Description
Join the system validation team at Apple's Hardware Engineering, where we validate system-level performance of Apple SoCs and other key modules (cameras, displays, and other state-of-the-art sensors) in a system environment that mirrors real product use.

In this role, you will: - Primarily validate Apple SoCs, while also running testing on other modules such as cameras, displays, and sensors that ship in Apple products - Work closely with module designers and functional test writers to understand high-level architectures of each IP block within Apple SoCs or other modules, and define applicable validation plans - Develop and execute these system tests, leveraging scripts and automation frameworks, on a large volume of engineering prototypes throughout the product life cycles - Serve as the first line of debug when issues occur - triaging, isolating, and bucketizing failures - Partner with domain experts to define DoEs (Design of Experiments), develop root-cause theories, and test possible workarounds - Development of automated testing for power consumption data collection from our battery and power supply systems - Creation of new test methodologies to expand test coverage to new modalities including optical / computer-vision based testing - Optimize test and calibration flows for hardware sub-systems. Apply AI/ML techniques for test data mining, anomaly detection, and factory data analytics - Travel internationally ~10% of the time

Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or a related field 3+ years of experience with hardware/software architecture and interoperability of complex systems Scripting proficiency in Python; comfortable building and maintaining automation frameworks Experience in one of the following: hardware system design and integration, SoC design/integration, debug/testing, or validation

Experience with SoC bring up, familiar with computer architectures (cache, memory hierarchy, data pipelines) and logic design Experience with bringing-up and testing of camera, display or any other modules in consumer electronics Experience in silicon validation software engineering or related field Experience with embedded system debug Experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes and thermal chambers Strong proficiency in Python and Lua; proficient in Shell scripting. Familiarity with industry standards (USB, PCIe, DDR, etc.) General software development experience (Python, C++, log review, code review) Strong communication and collaboration skills

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

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Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
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+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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