CPU Silicon Validation Engineer at Apple

Department: Hardware

Compensation · Listed in posting

$129,300 – $194,700

Location: California
Level: not_specified
Posted: Apr 14, 2026

Description

The role focuses on functional validation of Apple CPUs, including creating test plans and test content, developing SW workloads, improving random test generators, and driving silicon bring-up and debug activities across pre-silicon FPGA and post-silicon development-board environments. The position requires a minimum bachelor's degree, CPU architecture coursework, and programming experience in C or C++ and Python or Perl.

Required Skills

C/C++
Python/Perl
CPU architecture
Silicon bring-up
Silicon debugging

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree with coursework in CPU architecture
Required Previous Experiences: Programming in C or C++ and scripting in Python or Perl
Preferred Qualifications: BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering
Understanding of CPU architecture, instruction sets, pipelines, caches, and memory subsystems
Assembly programming experience, preferably with ARM ISA
Operating system fundamentals, including kernel execution, privilege levels, memory management, and virtual machines
Logic design and verification process
Silicon bring-up and system debug experience

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