The role is part of the Silicon Validation Team at Apple, focusing on silicon validation and debugging related to anomalous behaviors in system workloads. You will work closely with functional test writers to understand the architectures of Apple SoCs and define validation plans. The position involves executing system tests on prototype SoCs and characterizing functional voltages under various conditions. You will also collaborate with domain experts and downstream testing teams to resolve issues and provide feedback for product operation voltages.

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• A minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience in silicon validation software engineering or a related field.
• Experience with SoC bring up.
• Experience with system debug.
• Knowledge of computer architectures including cache, memory hierarchy, and data pipelines.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Perl, or Tcl.

• Focus on silicon validation, debug, and root cause analysis related to anomalous behaviors.
• Work closely with functional test writers to understand high-level architectures of each IP block within Apple SoCs.
• Define and execute validation plans through scripts and automation frameworks on prototype SoCs.
• Characterize functional voltages of SoCs under system workloads and analyze data across voltage domains.
• Collaborate with domain experts to define design of experiments and test possible workarounds.
• Provide feedback to product engineers to define product operation voltages and recommend testing environment contents.
• Facilitate issue resolution by collaborating with downstream testing teams.

• 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.