Drimva

Apple

Silicon Validation Engineer

$185K–$325K

San Francisco Bay Area, California · Full-time · Posted Nov 18, 2025

Experience
10+ years of relevant industry experience.
Education
BS; preferred Master's and/or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or a related field.

About the job

Validates and characterizes DDR memory interfaces in Apple SoCs through lab testing, automation, silicon debugging, and signal and power integrity analysis.

What you'll do

  • Perform bench bring-up, electrical testing, and characterization of DDR memory interfaces.
  • Automate test execution, data collection, and reporting; debug silicon issues and provide design feedback.
  • Measure and analyze signal and power integrity, correlate results with simulations, and support integration and production ramp-up.

What they ask for

  • BS degree.
  • 10+ years of relevant industry experience.

Nice to have

  • Master's and/or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
  • DDR validation experience, scripting skills, hands-on lab equipment experience, and knowledge of SI/PI.

Pay

$184,700 and $324,800 (base salary)

Tools

FPGA, JTAG, SPI, Python, Perl, MATLAB, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers

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