Firmware Validation Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area Until 9/22/2026 10+ years exp First posted July 24, 2026 Last posted July 24, 2026
Job description

Would you like to join Apple’s growing wireless silicon development team? Our wireless SOC organization is responsible for all aspects of wireless silicon development with a particular emphasis on highly energy efficient design and new technologies that transform the user experience at the product level, all of which is driven by a world-class vertically integrated engineering team spanning RF/Analog architecture and design, Systems/PHY/MAC architecture and design, VLSI/RTL design and integration, Emulation, Design Verification, Test and Validation, and FW/SW engineering.

Description

In this highly visible role, you will be at the center of a silicon design group with a critical impact on getting functional wireless products to hundreds of millions of customers quickly.

Responsible for developing test automation along with executing firmware test cases for System on a Chip (SoC) in wireless application, you will work closely with the Software Engineering team ensuring high quality of their firmware for manufacturability and improved user experience. Be the quality champion within the organization and spearhead quality processes such that there aren’t any room for regressions and help ship world class quality products.

Minimum Qualifications

BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Highly motivated and passionate about SW/firmware testing.
Proficiency in programming with python and C.
Knowledgable with hardware/firmware development life cycle.
Experienced with test bringup on FPGA and SoC silicon hardware.
Exposure to CI process and familiar with automation test framework development and tools such as Jenkins.
Experienced with various wireless technologies such as WiFi/Bluetooth/UWB and integration issues.
Experience in FW/SW white box testing, including test plan design, implementation, documentation, and maintenance.
Understanding of embedded SW fundamentals and low-level hardware interfaces.
Strong wireless/PHY/radio/RF fundamentals.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Able to work with test equipment (i.e., oscilloscope, logic analyzer).

About this role

Summary

Develop and execute firmware test automation for wireless SoC, ensure firmware quality.

Job title

Firmware Validation Engineer

Experience level

10+ years

Minimum experience

10+ years exp

Industry

technology

Location requirements

San Francisco Bay Area, no remote work allowed

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

pythonChardware development cycleFPGAtest automationJenkinswireless technologiesembedded systemshardware interfaces

Preferred skills

white box testingtest plan designwireless protocolsradio fundamentalstest equipment

Specializations

firmware testingwireless technologiesautomationFPGASoC
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

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On-site