Hardware Design Engineer

Apple • Sunnyvale, CA

6h

About The Position

As part of the Wireless Hardware group, the Hardware Design Engineer designs, integrates, and verifies digital interfaces and power delivery for wireless subsystems. The role spans the end-to-end hardware design lifecycle, from architecture definition and schematic design through bring-up, characterization, and production validation. The engineer works with internal silicon, software, and platform teams, as well as external chipset vendors, to integrate wireless SoCs into Apple products. The work supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, UWB, NFC, and emerging wireless technologies across Apple products. The role calls for a strong foundation in digital interfaces, power distribution networks, firmware, and system-level debugging; comfort working in a lab and writing bare-metal firmware for hardware validation; and international travel of approximately 15% for build and bring-up activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• Good understanding of communication-interface protocol specifications, such as PCIe, MIPI, I2C, SPI, and UART.
• Experience with power supplies, power management, and power distribution networks.
• Hands-on debugging experience using modern lab equipment, including DSOs, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers.

Nice To Haves

• MSEE and 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience writing basic software routines and test scripts.
• Experience with mobile and/or embedded processors and memory systems.
• Experience with circuit schematic capture and layout.
• Strong desire to investigate system-level issues and drive problems to closure in a team-based environment with a proactive demeanor.
• A successful track record of delivering highly innovative communication products.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, integration, and verification of digital interfaces and power delivery for wireless subsystems.
• Contribute to the end-to-end hardware design lifecycle, including architecture definition, schematic design, bring-up, characterization, and production validation.
• Integrate wireless SoCs into Apple products in collaboration with internal silicon, software, and platform teams and external chipset vendors.
• Work in the lab and write bare-metal firmware for hardware validation.
• Travel internationally approximately 15% to support build and bring-up activities.
• Investigate system-level issues and drive problems to closure in a team-based environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level