The Silicon Validation team is seeking passionate individuals to validate the functional behavior of Apple's next generation SoCs. This role involves working with a diverse team of embedded software engineers to conduct system-level validation. Candidates will dive deep into SoC architecture and become specialists in the SiVal software stack. The focus is on creating innovative testing strategies for various stress and corner-case scenarios.

• BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field with 0 years of experience.
• Strong software skills in C/C++.
• Familiarity with programming in assembly language.
• Passionate about writing code close to the hardware and debugging.
• Familiarity with computer architecture, memory hierarchies, CPUs, and caching.
• Experience in writing code, developing tests, and coming up with strategies for SoC silicon validation is a huge plus.
• Experience in graphics, video codecs, video capture, display mechanisms, and storage technologies is ideal.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Tcl, or Perl is a plus.

• Conduct comprehensive system-level validation of Apple SoCs.
• Validate functional behavior and interactions between different IP blocks in the SoC.
• Develop creative testing strategies for various stress and corner-case scenarios.
• Become a specialist in the existing SiVal software stack.
• Collaborate with a team of subject matter experts in embedded software engineering.

• Employees at Apple are often offered comprehensive benefits that support physical and mental well-being—flexible medical plans, confidential counseling, onsite wellness centers at major campuses, and resources for fitness and daily life. Families typically receive fertility support, paid parental leave with gradual return, caregiving leave, and dependent-care guidance, while financial perks commonly include stock grants (with purchase discounts), 401(k) matching, and income-protection coverage. Employees also see robust time off, Apple University learning and tuition reimbursement, donation matching and paid volunteer hours, and deep product and partner discounts.