CareerPlan

Custom Silicon Validation Engineer - Camera Hardware

Cupertino, United States of AmericaFull-time2026-10-16 → 2026-11-10

Core

Validating custom camera chipsets and hardware systems for Apple products by evaluating performance specifications, debugging electrical issues, and developing validation software.

Role type

Senior IC custom silicon validation engineer (camera hardware)

Builds

Camera hardware for Apple products

Domain

Consumer electronics / Camera hardware / Mixed-signal ICs

Required skills

Mixed-signal system validation, electrical instrumentation, design of experiments, Python scripting, C scripting, MATLAB, PCB design and debug, circuit design, schematic capture, component selection

Preferred skills

Low-level embedded programming (C/C++), MCU debugging, high-speed amplifier IC integration, electro-optical system validation, layout design

Technologies

Python, C, MATLAB, PCB, MCU, PMUs, high-speed amplifier ICs

Responsibilities

Evaluate performance specifications at the boundary of system requirements and vendor implementations; Develop and execute plans for camera electrical validation and debugging; Develop software including scripts, firmware, and models for laboratory data acquisition and silicon validation; Design and debug circuits and PCBs for validating and characterizing camera HW chipsets.

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC