Silicon Validation Engineer
About the position Imagine what you can do here. Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their lives best work. Together we create products and experiences people once couldn't have imagined, and now, can't imagine living without. It's the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. DESCRIPTION APPLE INC has the following available in Cupertino, California and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. Bench testing, debugging, and characterization of embedded on-chip circuitry (PLLs, DLLs, Clocks, Data Converters, DDR Memory, and various I/O Interfaces); Develop benchtop electrical tests exercising on-chip circuitry through a combination of FPGA, JTAG, SPI, and analog interfaces. Draft & Execution of scripts to automate tests, extract results, and generate reports using database and analytical tools. Generate reports for characterization and/or debugging to provide design feedback. In-system PI/SI measurements for correlation with simulation models. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Design, System HW, and SW. Support ATE and Product Engineering. 40 hours/week. 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 $174,149 - $225,300/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. PAY & BENEFITS: 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: https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html. Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.
Responsibilities
- Bench testing, debugging, and characterization of embedded on-chip circuitry (PLLs, DLLs, Clocks, Data Converters, DDR Memory, and various I/O Interfaces)
- Develop benchtop electrical tests exercising on-chip circuitry through a combination of FPGA, JTAG, SPI, and analog interfaces
- Draft & Execution of scripts to automate tests, extract results, and generate reports using database and analytical tools
- Generate reports for characterization and/or debugging to provide design feedback
- In-system PI/SI measurements for correlation with simulation models
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Design, System HW, and SW
- Support ATE and Product Engineering
Requirements
- Master‘s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Circuits and Systems, or related field and 5 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation
- Characterizing and validating high-speed serial interfaces (e.g., PCIe, USB, OIF, Ethernet)
- Executing bring-up and validation of SerDes links across multiple protocols
- Performing link margining, eye diagram analysis, and jitter tolerance testing using real-time and sampling oscilloscopes, BERTs, and pattern generators
- Developing and maintaining automation scripts for high-volume SerDes testing to streamline data collection and analysis
- Implementing data visualization pipelines to summarize BER, eye height/width, and adaptation results across sweeps and temperature conditions
- Building machine learning models to predict BER trends or optimize equalization parameters using lab data
- Utilizing experience in Signal integrity and familiar with the Vector network analyzer
- Facilitating automation using Python
- Implementing Machine learning and AI-based optimization
- Performing RTL coding and creating RTL scripts for testing
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
- Retirement benefits
- A range of discounted products and free services
- Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
- Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
- Relocation assistance
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Restricted stock unit awards