This role is focused on system-level validation within the Mac and Data Center Hardware organization, specifically targeting SerDes I/O validation across various platforms. The position involves executing high-speed I/O validation, driving electrical compliance testing, and stress testing I/Os in system environments. The candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure reliable I/O performance and will utilize hands-on lab experience to enhance their expertise in signal integrity validation. The role also includes the validation of high-speed cables and fixtures.

• M.S. Degree or B.S. Degree with industry level lab work experience.
• Familiarity with different aspects of Signal Integrity for high-speed SerDes, parallel bus, and single-ended signaling.
• Understanding of high-speed channel characteristics including insertion loss, return loss, crosstalk, and impedance discontinuities.
• Hands-on experience with high-speed SerDes validation such as for PCIe, DP, or USB4/TBT.
• Hands-on experience and familiarity with lab high-speed equipment including oscilloscopes, BERTs, TDR, and VNA/PNA, including calibration methods.
• M.S. Degree with 3+ years of relevant work experience.
• Ability to understand and review channel analysis from Signal Integrity EDA tools.
• Deep knowledge of system-level SerDes design and analysis skills, including understanding of transmitter and receiver equalization methods.

• Execute high-speed serial I/O validation across multiple platforms.
• Conduct high-speed electrical compliance testing and organize compliance data reports for comparison against specifications.
• Troubleshoot and triage issues with compliance test hardware, fixtures, software, and the Device Under Test (DUT).
• Perform failure analysis and provide feedback to support iterative hardware design and software tunable improvements.
• Define and develop stress testing methodologies to identify design operating limits of serial I/Os post system integration.
• Validate high-speed fixtures, connectors, cables, and platforms I/Os.
• Develop Python-based scripts to automate data collection and accelerate validation workflows.

• 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.