SummaryPosted: Feb 12, 2025Role Number:200589760Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Dynamic, smart people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our dedication to leave the world better than we found it. As a member of the Apple SOC Silicon Validation Team you will use your knowledge of SOC/IP design and test automation to find silicon bugs with iOS, macOS and other silicon validation workloads on a large population of development boards, silicon validation boards, and prototype Apple products.DescriptionDescriptionLeverage automation to run varied hardware stress tests on prototype devices while contributing to test automation development that supports the test creation, execution, and result reporting for silicon validation. Follow up on software and hardware failures using the bug tracking system, supporting requests for information or custom experiments to find root-cause. Create new hardware stress tests by combining, modifying or creating new workloads, using your software and chip architecture knowledge.Minimum QualificationsMinimum QualificationsA minimum of a BS degree and a minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience.Key QualificationsKey QualificationsPreferred QualificationsPreferred QualificationsStrong Computer systems, SoC and CPU architecture knowledgeExperience in test content creation and test automation infrastructure development for consumer electronic hardware (watch, phone, pads, computers, ARVR)OS test experience, iOS/macOS/Android/WindowsExpertise in at least one scripting language such as Python, Perl, or TCL.Desire to develop and execute test plans, analyze test logs/results, and report statusSoC validation experienceOperating system, boot loader, kernel and device driver structureDebug methodology and troubleshooting development hardware skillsEducation & ExperienceEducation & ExperienceAdditional RequirementsAdditional RequirementsPay & BenefitsPay & BenefitsAt 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 $175,800 and $312,200, 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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