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Custom Silicon Validation Engineer - Camera Hardware

Apple· Camera Hardware Engineering / Camera Electronics and Sensing Group
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Cupertino, Californiafull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Role focused on validating camera hardware and chipsets, translating camera system requirements into electrical/IC specifications, and performing hands-on lab validation, debugging, and data analysis in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

  • Work at the boundary of camera system requirements and vendor implementations to search for design issues.
  • Develop and execute on plans for camera electrical validation and debugging, and then complete data analysis to draw conclusions.
  • Developing software including scripts, firmware, and models for laboratory data acquisition, control systems, silicon validation, and prototyping.
  • Design and debug circuits and PCBs for validating, characterizing, and prototyping camera HW chipsets.

Qualifications

  • BS degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering and a minimum of 3+ years of relevant industry experience
  • Experience validating mixed signal systems with a focus on hands-on measurements in the lab using electrical instrumentation.
  • Experience with design of experiments or similar process to troubleshoot or debug electrical problems.
  • Experience with scripting in Python, C, and/or MATLAB for validation, automation, and analysis of electrical systems.
  • MS/PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering and/or relevant industry experience.
  • Experience with low-level programming and debug for embedded development (C/C++) on MCU based systems.
  • Experience with PCB design and debug for hardware platforms containing drivers, converters, PMUs or high-speed amplifier ICs.
  • Experience with circuit design, schematic capture, layout and component selection.
  • Experience with electrical design, integration, and validation of electro-optical, electro-mechanical, camera and/or optical depth systems.

Skills

Required:Electrical validationDesign of experimentsScripting
Nice to have:Embedded development

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • discounted products and free services
  • reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition
  • discretionary bonuses or commission payments and relocation may apply
  • Apple employee stock programs including RSUs and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Last updated Oct 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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