Operating System Silicon Validation Engineer

The Operating System Silicon Validation Engineer at Apple will join the SOC Silicon Validation Team. This role involves leveraging knowledge of SOC/IP design and test automation to identify silicon bugs using iOS, macOS, and other validation workloads on various development and prototype Apple hardware. The engineer will develop and execute hardware stress tests, contribute to test automation, track software/hardware failures, and create new stress tests by combining or modifying workloads.

Must Have

• Use knowledge of SOC/IP design and test automation to find silicon bugs
• Leverage automation to run varied hardware stress tests on prototype devices
• Contribute to test automation development
• Follow up on software and hardware failures using bug tracking system
• Create new hardware stress tests

Perks & Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• Range of discounted products and free services
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses (tuition)
• Opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through discretionary employee stock programs
• Purchase Apple stock at a discount (Employee Stock Purchase Plan)
• Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
• Relocation

Imagine what you could do here. New ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Dynamic, smart people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Hardware products. The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our dedication to leave the world better than we found it. As a member of the SOC Silicon Validation Team you will use your knowledge of SOC/IP design and test automation to find silicon bugs with iOS, macOS and other silicon validation workloads on a large population of development boards, silicon validation boards, and prototype products.

Leverage automation to run varied hardware stress tests on prototype devices while contributing to test automation development that supports the test creation, execution, and result reporting for silicon validation. Follow up on software and hardware failures using the bug tracking system, supporting requests for information or custom experiments to find root-cause. Create new hardware stress tests by combining, modifying or creating new workloads, using your software and chip architecture knowledge.

• A minimum of a BS degree and a minimum of 3 years of relevant industry experience.
• Strong Computer systems, SoC and CPU architecture knowledge
• Experience in test content creation and test automation infrastructure development for consumer electronic hardware (watch, phone, pads, computers, ARVR)
• OS test experience, iOS/macOS/Android/Windows
• Expertise in at least one scripting language such as Python, Perl, or TCL.
• Desire to develop and execute test plans, analyze test logs/results, and report status
• SoC validation experience
• Operating system, boot loader, kernel and device driver structure
• Debug methodology and troubleshooting development hardware skills.

Base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $147,400 and $272,100, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Employees also have the opportunity to become a shareholder through participation in discretionary employee stock programs. Employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

Note: Benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

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Accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.