Job Details

Hardware Validation Engineer - Apple Watch

Cupertino, California, United States

Hardware

Summary

Posted: May 17, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200605260

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

Description

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. Additionally, you will develop and execute scripts for the system stress rack to ensure the full system's stability under worst-case conditions, maintaining comprehensive coverage of stress patterns for all features.

Minimum Qualifications

• 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.) and 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.

• Basic understanding of Signal Integrity

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Scripting capability in Python for test automation

• Experience performing PCB schematic and layout reviews to ensure specification compliance

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering.

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 $143,100 and $264,200, 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. (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html)

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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