Apple
Hardware System Validation Engineer
$150K–$278K
San Jose, California · Full-time · Posted Jul 24, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ 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 hardware modules under system workloads, investigates failures, characterizes operating voltages, and improves test methods and flows.
What you'll do
- Develop and execute automated system tests on prototype SoCs across process, voltage, and temperature conditions; debug and triage failures.
- Collaborate with domain experts to investigate root causes, characterize voltage behavior, and inform product operating voltages and screening tests.
- Expand test coverage with optical and computer-vision methods, optimize hardware test and calibration flows, and apply AI/ML to test data analysis.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience with hardware/software architecture and interoperability of complex systems.
- Scripting proficiency in Python and comfort building and maintaining automation frameworks.
- Experience in hardware system design and integration, SoC design/integration, debug/testing, or validation.
Nice to have
- Experience with SoC bring-up, embedded system debug, lab equipment, silicon validation software engineering, or computer architectures and logic design.
- Strong proficiency in Python and Lua; Shell scripting, industry standards (USB, PCIe, DDR, etc.), or general software development experience.
Pay
USD 150,400 to USD 277,600 base salary
Tools
Python, Lua, Shell, USB, PCIe, DDR, C++
AI focus
Apply AI/ML techniques for test data mining, anomaly detection, and factory data analytics.
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