Apple
Firmware Validation Engineer
$185K–$325K
San Francisco Bay Area, California · Full-time · Posted Feb 3, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Education
- BS
About the job
Develops firmware test automation and validation for wireless SoCs, supporting quality, manufacturability, and release readiness.
What you'll do
- Build test automation frameworks, infrastructure, and continuous integration flows for pre- and post-silicon validation.
- Create firmware test plans and cases, and improve test coverage and release quality.
- Partner with development and QA teams to triage, debug, and identify root causes of issues.
What they ask for
- BS degree.
- 10+ years of relevant industry experience.
Nice to have
- Programming proficiency in Python and C; familiarity with Jenkins and automation test framework development.
- Experience with FPGA and SoC test bring-up, wireless technologies, and firmware/software testing.
Pay
$184,700 and $324,800 USD base salary
Tools
Python, C, Jenkins, FPGA, SoC, WiFi, Bluetooth, UWB
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