Apple
Silicon Validation Engineer
$129K–$225K
San Francisco Bay Area, California · Full-time · Posted May 7, 2026
- Education
- Bachelor's degree required.
About the job
Performs bench-level validation, bring-up, and characterization of DDR memory interfaces in Apple SoCs, including test automation, silicon debugging, and signal and power integrity analysis.
What you'll do
- Develop and execute electrical tests and automate test data collection and reporting.
- Debug silicon issues and provide characterization reports and design feedback.
- Measure signal and power integrity, correlate results with simulations, and collaborate on validation and production ramp-up.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree.
Nice to have
- DDR memory validation, characterization, or bring-up experience.
- Scripting with Python, Perl, or MATLAB; hands-on lab experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and BERTs.
Pay
$129,300 and $225,300 (base salary range)
Tools
FPGA, JTAG, SPI, Python, Perl, MATLAB, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers
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