343 jobs for "Silicon Validation Engineer"

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Are you passionate about changing the world? We have a critical impact on getting high-quality, functional products to millions of customers quickly, and we are hiring at all levels - from junior to senior roles. As part of the Silicon Validation team, you will develop Linux device drivers and user-land tests for exercising and validating the various subsystems in complex SoCs.

Description

Work closely with designers and architects to understand functional IP blocks and their use cases

Implement BSP and perform software bring-up on pre- and post-silicon platforms

Develop Linux device drivers and user-land tests for exercising and validating the various subsystems in complex SoCs

Debug and root-cause a variety of hardware and software issues

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with ARM architecture

Familiarity with the Linux graphics stack (Mesa, Vulkan/OpenGL, GPU compute)

Experience validating GPUs with graphics and compute workloads, stress tests, or conformance suites (e.g., Vulkan CTS, igt-gpu-tools)

Knowledge of Linux kernel internals (process scheduler, memory management, concurrency/synchronization, memory allocation, and file systems) and networking or storage subsystem architecture

Device driver development and support across one or more of the following: USB, networking, graphics, video, storage, and power management

Debugging skills in kernel space

Experience exercising and validating systems from user space, including knowledge of user space APIs

Experience porting and/or maintaining a Linux distribution for a platform

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field and 3+ years of relevant industry experience

Experience in embedded Linux kernel development

Experience in C programming

Pay & Benefits

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 $142,300 and $263,300, 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.

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Size: 10,000+ employees
Industry: Technology: Manufacturing

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