Software Engineer - SoC Level Validation Engineer
About The Position
As part of Apple’s Silicon Technologies group, the SoC Level Validation Engineer helps design and manufacture high-performance, power-efficient processors and systems-on-chip. The team develops and runs a bare-metal, system-level software suite that exercises Apple Silicon, primarily post-silicon, while also leveraging pre-silicon validation to uncover corner-case hardware bugs. The role has a critical impact on delivering high-quality functional products to customers, and the company is hiring at levels ranging from junior to senior. The engineer develops directed and random tests for SoCs and CPUs, debugs pre-silicon and post-silicon issues, develops and maintains a system-level software platform, and works with designers and architects to achieve validation goals.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science.
- At least 3 years of experience.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of SoCs and CPUs, including microarchitecture, memory hierarchy, interrupts and DMA, clock and power gating, and system-level concepts.
- Experience with SoC bring-up.
- C/C++ and assembly language programming experience.
- Knowledge of hardware and software debugging tools and methods.
- Embedded programming experience and understanding of hardware-software interfaces.
Responsibilities
- Develop directed and random tests for SoCs and CPUs.
- Debug issues before or after silicon fabrication.
- Develop and maintain a system-level software platform.
- Work with designers and architects to accomplish validation goals.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
