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Senior Embedded Engineer for the Silicon validation team

Apple· Hardware
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Hybrid (Herzliya (Israel)), Hybrid (Haifa (Israel))full-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer focused on silicon validation, bring-up, and post-silicon validation to ensure Apple silicon meets high standards. Collaborates with logic designers on system-level operations and performance requirements, develops low-level embedded firmware, drivers, diagnostics, and infrastructure for SoC bring-up and validation.

Responsibilities

  • Develop critical low-level embedded firmware designed to validate hardware functionality, ensure conformance, and drive performance during bring-up and testing phases of new silicon.
  • Design, develop, and integrate complex drivers, diagnostic tests, and infrastructure essential for SoC bring-up, post-silicon validation, and debugging activities.
  • Lead hands-on firmware development, system-level validation, and problem-solving at the hardware-software interface.
  • Collaborate closely with logic designers to understand system-level operations and performance requirements for hardware validation.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in embedded firmware development within Real-Time (RT) or Embedded environments
  • Strong proficiency in C, with a deep understanding of hardware-software interaction
  • Hands-on expertise with Hardware-Software integrations, particularly for silicon validation and bring-up
  • Exceptional debugging skills at the firmware and hardware level
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
  • Experience with pre-silicon and post-silicon validation methodologies
  • Familiarity with CPU architectures (e.g., ARM) and low-level system programming
  • Direct experience with System-on-Chip (SoC) development or validation

Skills

Required:Embedded firmware developmentC programmingHardware-software integrationDebugging

Benefits

  • Accessibility-focused culture and benefits (as highlighted by Apple)
  • Career opportunities within a premier hardware-software integration environment
Last updated Oct 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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