Drimva

Apple

SoC Characterization Product Engineer

$167K–$312K

Austin, Texas +2 · Full-time · Posted Mar 4, 2025

Location
Austin, Texas
Cupertino, California
San Diego, California
Experience
10 years of experience.
Education
Bachelor's degree.

About the job

Characterizes SoC performance across hardware setups, correlates ATE results, and analyzes production test data to improve screening and resolve issues.

What you'll do

  • Analyze characterization, yield, and test data to isolate faults, determine root causes, and set test limits and screening guard bands.
  • Correlate ATE results with other hardware setups and support test-time reduction activities.
  • Coordinate with design, process, test, and external teams to implement corrective actions and review test-related work.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor's degree.
  • 10 years of experience.

Nice to have

  • Semiconductor manufacturing and electronic engineering fundamentals, including DFT; system-level or motherboard characterization.
  • Scripting in PERL or Python; test-equipment knowledge; board bring-up, hardware design, or PDN noise analysis.

Pay

$166,600 and $296,000 (base salary); $175,500 and $311,700 (base salary)

Tools

ATE, PERL, Python, oscilloscope, logic analyzer

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First seen Oct 15, 2026 · Last verified Nov 4, 2026 (UTC)