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SoC Pre-Silicon Platform Engineering Program Manager

Apple· Hardware
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Hybrid (Cupertino, CA)$144.6k - $263.8kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Role focused on identifying and validating system-level behaviors before silicon arrives, coordinating pre-silicon validation across modeling, emulation/FPGA, silicon design, and software teams to ensure readiness on day one of silicon bring-up.

Responsibilities

  • Assess SoC concepts and system use cases to identify which behaviors, scenarios, and workloads can be validated in pre-silicon platforms (models, emulation, FPGA).
  • Partner with pre-silicon modeling, emulation/FPGA, silicon design, verification, validation, core software, and platform architecture teams to accelerate software development and validation readiness ahead of silicon.
  • Work with technical managers and contributors to understand key silicon development risks and prioritize work streams across multiple projects.
  • Define and track milestones for pre-silicon readiness, and report progress and risks to stakeholders.
  • Collect partner requirements, then rank and prioritize requests for model and collateral improvements based on impact and feasibility.
  • Distill complex technical topics into clear updates for engineers, managers, and leadership.

Qualifications

  • BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, and 3+ years of relevant experience.
  • Hands-on experience in SoC or embedded system hardware/software design, integration, or validation.
  • Working knowledge of how silicon, firmware, and software interact at the system level.
  • Experience validating consumer electronics products or platforms at the system level.
  • Familiarity with pre-silicon methods such as virtual platforms, emulation, FPGA prototyping, or simulation.
  • Technical program management or cross-functional leadership experience in a validation or hardware development environment.
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to influence without direct authority.
  • Creative and analytical problem solving, with a proactive approach to resolving issues.
  • Ability to filter and tailor information to the right audience.

Skills

Required:Systems thinkingTechnical program management

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Discounted products and free services
  • Educational expense reimbursement (tuition)
  • Discretionary bonuses or commission payments (potential)
  • Relocation (potential)
  • Employee stock programs (RSU and stock purchase plan)
Last updated Oct 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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