Silicon Validation Software Engineer - High Speed IO Validation

Job Description

Join the SOC Silicon Validation team at Apple to validate high-speed IO IP blocks for next-generation processors and system-on-chip.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience
• Experience with Embedded system
• Familiar with SoC and System architecture
• Experience working with board schematics
• Experience with using test equipment and analyzers (USB, PCIe, DP, I2C)
• High knowledge and experience with High-Speed interfaces such USB-PD, USB2.0, USB3.0, Thunderbolt 3, USB4.0, PCIE, or DP
• Proven experience in silicon bring-up, debugging, validation, and characterization
• In-depth understanding of PHY design, architecture, adaptations, and equalization techniques
• Strong hands-on software programming skills with a focus on embedded systems; proficiency in C programming
• Skilled in scripting, with a preference for Python, to automate testing and data analysis

Responsibilities

• Define validation plans
• Bring up and debug SOC issues
• Coordinate to run tests