Apple
SoC Characterization Product Engineer
$167K–$312K
Austin, Texas +2 · Full-time · Posted Apr 10, 2026
- Location
- Austin, Texas
Cupertino, California
San Diego, California - Experience
- 10 years of experience with a bachelor's degree.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree.
About the job
Characterizes SoC products across hardware setups, analyzes performance and yield data, and defines production test limits and screening specifications.
What you'll do
- Analyze characterization, fault, yield, and correlation data to isolate root causes and establish test limits.
- Correlate ATE results with other hardware setups and study hardware impacts on SoC performance.
- Partner with design, process, and test engineers to implement corrective actions and finalize production screening guard bands.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree.
- In-depth knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing processes and understanding of electronic engineering fundamentals and DFT concepts.
- Experience with system-level or motherboard characterization and data collection.
- Programming expertise in scripting languages such as PERL or Python.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of test equipment such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
- Board bring-up, hardware design, or PDN noise analysis experience.
Pay
$166,600 and $296,000 (USD, base pay); $175,500 and $311,700 (USD, base pay)
Tools
ATE, PERL, Python, oscilloscope, logic analyzer
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