Hardware System Validation Engineer

Summary

Join the system validation team at Apple's Hardware Engineering, where we validate system-level performance of Apple SoCs and other key modules (cameras, displays, and other state-of-the-art sensors) in a system environment that mirrors real product use.

Minimum Qualifications

BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering required, with 3+ years of relevant industry experience focused on EE or CS EE fundamentals on of these area DC/DC conversion, power and signal integrity, analog/digital design Scripting proficiency; comfortable building and maintaining automation and/or scripting Hands-on experience with lab equipment — oscilloscopes, multimeters, and similar tools — for bring-up, debugging, and validation.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with SoC bring up, familiar with computer architectures (cache, memory hierarchy, data pipelines) and logic design Experience with embedded system debug Strong proficiency in Python and/or Lua; proficient in Shell scripting. Familiarity with industry standards (USB, PCIe, DDR, etc.) General software development experience (Python, C++, log review, code review) Strong communication and collaboration skills

Description

In this role, you will sit the cross-section of EE and CS and will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to validate EE circuit/components and hardware systems as a whole for future Apple products. Lead prototype bring-up, debugging, functional verification, and electrical characterization. Perform electrical design validation using advanced lab equipment, including oscilloscopes, network analyzers, BERT, and VNAs, to assess signal quality and design robustness. Review and execute factory test plans to ensure comprehensive hardware validation. Data-mine factory-scale data to ensure hardware quality, optimize design parameters, and assess robustness. Debug manufacturing issues, driving root-cause analysis and corrective actions into design and process ahead of high-volume production. Optimize test and calibration flows for hardware sub-systems. Apply AI/ML techniques for test data mining, anomaly detection, and factory data analytics Communicate and present status on concurrent priorities, open issues, and deadlines. Travel to internationally (approximately 5 weeks/year, 10%).