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SoC Power Validation Engineer

Apple San Diego, California, United States

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Posted Apr 10, 2026
  • Role & seniority

    • Validation Engineer (SoC hardware power validation)

    • Senior level: required 10+ years relevant industry experience (BS minimum)

  • Stack/tools

    • Programming: C / Assembly and tool chains

    • Silicon power validation & measurement: use of lab equipment (e.g., multimeter, oscilloscope)

    • Power analysis: calculations for dynamic/static CMOS power

    • Workflows: correlation of silicon measurements vs simulation (simulation results referenced)

  • Top 3 responsibilities

    • Measure power dissipation in silicon for typical mobile SoC workloads (e.g., video streaming/recording)

    • Analyze measurements and correlate with simulation/projections

    • Enable and improve power measurement via collaboration across design/architecture/systems/software, including power measurement infrastructure and use-case tuning

  • Must-have skills

    • Strong low-power fundamentals and understanding of CMOS power (dynamic/static)

    • C/Assembly proficiency

    • Practical ability with power measurement lab equipment

    • Communication/teamwork for cross-functional validation efforts

  • Nice-to-haves

    • Deeper power/performance optimization experience

    • Strong background in low-power digital design (explicitly desired) beyond baseline

  • Location & work type

    • Full-time position (location not specified in provided text; work type: **on-site/lab-

Full Description

As part of our Silicon Engineering group, you will take imaginative and revolutionary ideas and determine how to turn them into reality! You and your team will apply engineering fundamentals and start from scratch if needed, bringing forward-thinking ideas to the real world. Join us, and you will help design products that bring to our customers experiences they’ve never before envisioned! You will be part of an exciting silicon design group that is responsible for designing state-of-the-art ASICs. We have an extraordinary opportunity for Validation Engineers. The SoC hardware development team is looking for a motivated engineer to fill a full-time position. The primary role is to engage in power hardware validation and analysis of typical SoC workloads. The analysis of the workloads and their power dissipation will help drive the power optimization efforts to achieve best-in-class power/performance.

DESCRIPTION

Imagine yourself at the center of our SOC design effort, collaborating with all fields, playing a strategic role of getting functional products to millions of customers quickly. You will have the opportunity to integrate and come-up with new ideas, as well as work with a team of industrious engineers. As a member of the SoC power team, you will get involved in the power validation efforts of

mobile SoCs. The main responsibilities of this role are: - Measure in silicon power dissipation of typical workloads (e.g., video streaming, video recording, etc.), analyze data, and correlate measurements with simulation results. - Have a close collaboration with design, architecture, systems, and software teams, hence strong communication and teamwork skills are essential. - Perform silicon power measurements and correlate with simulations/projections. - Work with multi-functional teams to enable use-case power measurements. - Improve use-case energy efficiency through tuning of hardware and software settings. - Improve power measurement infrastructure.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

A minimum of a bachelor's degree in relevant field and a minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for applicants with phenomenal programming skills and

understanding of low-power digital design and power fundamentals, including: - Expertise on C/Assembly programming and associated tool chains. - Use of basic lab equipment such as multi-meter units, oscilloscopes, etc. - Calculations for dynamic and static power in CMOS. - Strong communication skills and ability to work as a team.

SoC Power ValidationSilicon EngineeringASIC DesignPower AnalysisC ProgrammingAssembly ProgrammingOscilloscopesMulti-meter UnitsCMOS Power CalculationHardware ValidationEnergy EfficiencyData CorrelationSystem ArchitectureLow-power Digital DesignCommunication SkillsTeamworkmulti-location

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