Wireless Silicon Validation Engineer

Summary

Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. As a member of our dynamic group, you will have the unique and rewarding opportunity to participate the development of upcoming products that will delight and inspire millions of Apple’s customers every single day. We have a critical impact on getting high quality functional products to millions of customers quickly. Come join a team of expert software and hardware engineers with diverse backgrounds (Cellular Modems, Connectivity solutions, Device Drivers, CPUs and caching, kernel programming, embedded systems) to test Apple's next generation Wireless SoCs. As part of the Wireless team you will support one of the most advanced lab and involve in the full development cycle from silicon to products

Description

You will work closely with designers and architects to understand various functional blocks and their use-cases. Write, debug, and integrate new tests for integrated Wireless chipsets, complex Digital Interfaces, Power Management Subsystems, and Wireless End-to-End usage stress tests. You will push functional blocks to their limits and debug issues surfaced during testing. Work with other groups and organizations to push these tests down into pre-silicon environments. Work closely with hardware design engineers to debug silicon issues exposed during testing. You will Architect and test frameworks to scale into test racks and large-scale testing. Support product development builds locally and remotely.

Responsibilities

Deep understanding of the design and spec to develop functional test coverage in bare-metal FW to stress test the chipset, including pre-Si platform and silicon bringup and tests.
Debug support on the issues surfaced from the test and cross-functional teams suspecting to be HW issue

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum requirement of a bachelors degree
Strong programming skills in C/C++
Experience with embedded software
Experience with hardware/software interaction
Familiarity with computer/system/SoC architecture
Experience and/or are interested in writing code to test IO devices and/or functional units

Preferred Qualifications

Assembly language programming skills.
Familiar with bench debug equipment such as Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers and DMMs.
Digital logic fundamentals including timing analysis, state-machine debug and/or RTL/test-bench development Experience
Basic WiFi or BT protocol knowledge

Pay & Benefits — Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

At Apple, 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 $116,400 and $203,000, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s 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 at Apple, 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

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Application Deadline

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.