Hardware Validation Engineer - Watch

Hardware Validation Engineer - Apple Watch

In this role, you will join the Watch system validation team, ensuring that all new and existing hardware features are fully validated on the bench. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in IC (silicon) or system validation and a passion for delivering excellent products to customers.

You will lead bench validation efforts, identifying key issues during the prototype phase and driving improvements in system design. Leveraging your expertise, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams from various disciplines to define validation coverage and resolve issues. You will use your system validation experience to develop tools and automation to assist with expediting and expanding validation coverage. You will also have opportunities to assist with defining factory test coverage and triaging prototype build failures.

• Hands-on experience in board level bring up and validation for a product system or silicon IC development board
• Strong familiarity with test & measurement equipment (oscilloscopes, probes, DMMs, VNAs, power analyzer, etc.) ad high-fidelity signal probing techniques
• Understanding of how to validate all system-facing aspects of an IC in a board design: power delivery, host interfaces (USB, MIPI, I2C, SPI, UART, SPMI, PCIe), control signals, power rail sequencing
• Good understanding of signal and power integrity
• A solid foundation of electrical engineering fundamentals
• Good written and verbal communication skills — the ability to summarize and organize information for large forums
• Willing to travel to support factory builds.
• Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience is required

• Scripting capability for test automation
• Exposure to AI-enabled hardware validation automation and data analysis
• Domain experience in silicon IP design/verification, SoCs, or PMICs/power converters
• Experience performing schematic and PCB layout reviews
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

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 $150,400 and $277,600, 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.