Apple
Hardware System Validation Engineer
$129K–$225K
San Jose, California · Full-time · Posted Jul 10, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of experience with hardware/software architecture and interoperability of complex systems.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or a related field.
About the job
Validates Apple SoCs and other hardware modules in product-like system environments, developing automated tests, debugging failures, and improving test coverage and calibration flows.
What you'll do
- Plan, develop, and execute system-level validation tests on engineering prototypes; triage and investigate failures.
- Collaborate with designers and domain experts on validation plans, experiments, root-cause analysis, and workarounds.
- Automate power-data collection and expand test methods, including optical/computer-vision testing and AI/ML-based data analysis.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience with hardware/software architecture and interoperability of complex systems.
- Python scripting proficiency and comfort building and maintaining automation frameworks.
- Experience in hardware system design and integration, SoC design/integration, debug/testing, or validation.
Nice to have
- SoC bring-up, computer architecture, or consumer-electronics module testing experience.
- Experience with embedded debug, lab equipment, silicon validation, or industry standards such as USB, PCIe, and DDR.
Pay
USD 129,300 to USD 225,300 base salary
Tools
Python, Lua, Shell, C++, USB, PCIe, DDR
AI focus
Apply AI/ML techniques for test data mining, anomaly detection, and factory data analytics.
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