Drimva

Apple

Analog Mixed-Signal Validation System Lead

$185K–$325K

Cupertino, California · Full-time · Posted Feb 12, 2025

Experience
8+ years industry experience; preferred qualification also specifies 8+ years leading, managing, and developing validation hardware and software systems.
Education
Master’s degree or equivalent in EE/CS; PhD preferred.

About the job

Leads development and execution of hardware and software validation infrastructure, frameworks, interfaces, data systems, and analytics for analog mixed-signal IPs.

What you'll do

  • Lead design, deployment, and management of validation hardware, software systems, and interfaces, including system QA.
  • Develop validation data management, visualization, and analytics frameworks with cross-functional teams.
  • Standardize and modularize validation toolchains and pipelines, including interfaces between pre-silicon verification and post-silicon flows.

What they ask for

  • Master’s degree or equivalent in EE/CS.
  • 8+ years industry experience.
  • Strong technical leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.
  • Occasional travel may be needed.

Nice to have

  • Experience leading and developing AMS or SoC IP validation systems, including automated, modular lab setups and remote testing.
  • Hands-on lab equipment experience; programming and scripting skills; data analytics tools; semiconductor and EDA knowledge; machine learning for validation analytics is a plus. PhD preferred.

Pay

$184,700 and $324,800 (base salary range; the posting does not state an ISO currency code).

Tools

Python, C/C++, MATLAB, LabVIEW, JMP, Jupyter, Pandas, Tableau

AI focus

Understanding of machine learning techniques for validation data analytics is a plus.

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