Apple
DRAM Design Validation Engineer
$176K–$312K
Cupertino, California · Full-time · Posted Apr 13, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in DRAM development.
- Education
- PhD or MS or BS Degree
About the job
Ensures successful integration of DRAM memories with SoC devices through validation, testing, debug, and collaboration with design teams and DRAM vendors.
What you'll do
- Define and validate memory controller and PHY requirements, including DRAM corner cases, and ensure DRAM simulation meets Apple’s requirements.
- Coordinate internal and external DRAM silicon and package-level testing; debug RMA material with apparent DRAM defects.
- Work with DRAM vendors to improve performance and power, and drive memory vendor roadmaps and specifications for next technology node devices.
What they ask for
- PhD, MS, or BS degree with 5+ years in DRAM development.
Nice to have
- Expertise in DRAM cell architectures, memory organization, periphery design, or simulation.
- Experience with memory interface verification, LPDDR IO characterization and qualification, DRAM failure analysis, or major DRAM vendors.
Pay
$175,500 and $311,700 (base salary)
Tools
DDR-PHY, Memory Controller, LPDDR IO, DDR, DDR2, DDR3, DDR4, DDR5
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative