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Apple

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Product Engineer - Custom Silicon Management

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Posted Aug 4, 2026

Role at a glance

Salary
$175.5K – $311.7K/yr
Location
Cupertino, California, United States
Work arrangement
On-site
Employment
Full-time
Experience
10+ years of relevant industry experience
Education
Bachelor's degree

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Role Summary

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The CSM Product Engineer will join Apple’s Product Quality and Reliability team within the Silicon Technologies group and drive IC component readiness for mass production. The role supports the Custom Silicon Management team by analyzing failure modes, improving product quality and reliability, and coordinating with cross-functional teams and external vendors to deliver high-quality silicon.

What You'll Do

  • Lead efforts to develop, integrate, characterize, and test devices.
  • Review product development plans and drive execution, including characterization, correlation, and GR&R.
  • Perform data analysis, characterization, and fault isolation to determine root causes of issues.
  • Define and finalize production screening guard-band specifications based on design intent and characterization results.
  • Perform statistical data analysis, yield analyses, correlation analyses, and Pareto building across test levels.
  • Define characterization plans and generate characterization reports.

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Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of relevant industry experience; experience with ATE characterization and collected data from test programs; experience analyzing Analog and digital IC evaluation reports.

Required

  • Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of relevant industry experience
  • Experience with ATE characterization and collected data from test programs
  • Experience analyzing Analog and digital IC evaluation reports

Preferred

  • Analog and digital IC high volume manufacturing experience
  • Experience running statistical data analysis
  • Experience working with high volume product yield management
  • Ability to define and direct design of experiments for root cause determination
  • Excellent interpersonal skills to work with internal team members and external suppliers
  • Prior product engineering experience for sophisticated system designs

Original job description

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Summary

Do you love creating elegant solutions to highly complex challenges? Do you intrinsically see the importance in every detail? As part of our Silicon Technologies group, you’ll help design and manufacture our next-generation, high-performance, power-efficient processor, system-on-chip (SoC). You’ll ensure Apple products and services can seamlessly and efficiently handle the tasks that make them beloved by millions. Joining this group means you’ll be responsible for crafting and building the technology that fuels Apple’s devices. Together, you and your team will enable our customers to do all the things they love with their devices.

We are seeking a dynamic CSM Product Engineer to join the growing, goal driven Product Quality and Reliability team. In this role, you will drive IC component readiness for mass production. You'll analyze and tackle problems by identifying failure modes of affected material as it relates to analog and digital ICs. This Product engineer will support our Custom Silicon Management team and build strong working relationships with cross functional teams.

Description

Imagine yourself at the center of our hardware development effort! We collaborate with all teams, playing a strategic role of getting functional products to millions of customers quickly. As a key member of the team responsible for the delivery of high-quality, on-time silicon, you will:
-Lead efforts that develop, integrate, characterize, and test devices.
-Work with external vendors to ensure innovative practices, methodologies and processes are in place to produce quality results.
-Support multi-functional engineering teams for system validation and mass production approval.
-This role involves approximately 20% travel.

Responsibilities

Review product development plan and drive execution including such as characterization, correlation, GR&R, etc.
Perform data analysis, characterization, and fault isolation to determine root cause of issues
Work with design, process, and test engine
Define and finalize production screening guard-band specifications based upon design intent and characterization results
Perform statistical data analysis on mass data sets
Implement yield analyses and correlation analyses for all levels of tests, pareto building, statistics, etc.
Define characterization plan and generate characterization report

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of relevant industry experience.
Experience with ATE characterization and collected data from test programs.
Experience analyzing Analog and digital IC evaluation reports.

Preferred Qualifications

Analog and digital IC high volume manufacturing experience.
Experience running statistical data analysis.
Experience working with high volume product yield management.
Ability to define and direct design of experiments for root cause determination.
Excellent interpersonal skills to work with internal team members and external suppliers.
Prior product engineering experience for sophisticated system designs.

Pay & Benefits — Cupertino, California, 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 $175,500 and $311,700, 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

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Application Deadline

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.

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About the company

Apple

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Apple Inc. is a global technology company known for its innovative products and services, including the iPhone, iPad, Mac computers, and Apple Watch. Founded in 1976, Apple has continuously pushed the boundaries of design and functionality, earning a reputation for high-quality consumer electronics and software solutions like iOS and macOS. With a strong commitment to user experience and privacy, Apple also leads in digital services, offering platforms such as the App Store, Apple Music, and iCloud. The company's focus on sustainability and corporate responsibility further enhances its standing as a leader in the technology sector.