Hardware Developer

Apple • Cupertino, CA

117d • $203,133 - $213,700

About The Position

Imagine what you can do here. Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their lives best work. Together we create products and experiences people once couldn't have imagined, and now, can't imagine living without. It's the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. APPLE INC has the following available in Cupertino, California and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. Work on DC/DC converters and power design. Perform functional and electrical validation of Display systems. Debug circuits using standard lab tools like oscilloscopes, DMMs, logic analyzers and E-loads. Simulate and understand power supply behavior and distribution. Work with mobile or embedded processors, ARM Socs and ASICs. Design PCBs and manufacture of PCBAs. Drive technical projects, from prototypes to mass production. Design high speed PCB schematics, guide layout engineers, and debug PCB boards. Collaborate with cross functional teams like Optics, ME, and SW to build a high-quality seamless product from end to end. Digital and high-speed circuit design. Design and develop hardware for consumer electronics products. Design high speed printed circuit board (PCB) schematics up to 1.2GHz. Review PCB layout to optimize for electromagnetic interference (EMI). Debug PCB boards and prototype consumer electronics products. Analyze large data sets with Python, MATLAB, and JMP software. Characterize electrostatic discharge (ESD) performance to design robust high quality products. Test electrical signal integrity to ensure high quality data transfer from system on chip (SOC) to display. Measure electrical signal timing to validate proper functionality of all integrated circuits (ICs). Characterize organic light emitting diode (OLED) efficiency using semiconductor device physics models. Analyze organic thin film transistor (TFT) efficiency using oscilloscopes and function generators. Work with consumer electronics component vendors.

Requirements

• Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or any related engineering field.
• 1 year of experience in the job offered or related position.
• 1 year of experience with guiding and implementing layout for high-speed analog, digital and power electronic circuits using Cadence design and simulation tools.
• 1 year of experience with implementing Python and JMP scripts to analyze large quantity data and automate tests.
• 1 year of experience with optimizing hardware processes to reduce test time and improve yields to maintain high quality semiconductor and system designs.
• 1 year of experience with conducting failure analysis of semiconductor and system level bugs due to manufacturing, electrostatic discharge (ESD), and system reliability design weaknesses.
• 1 year of experience with analog circuit design of power supply, display system, and power management integrated circuit (PMIC) in consumer electronics products.
• 1 year of experience with validating semiconductor and system level designs by measuring voltage levels and timings with oscilloscopes and waveform analyzers.
• 1 year of experience with characterizing and testing semiconductor and system level designs by testing corner silicon parts and comparing performance to typical silicon parts.

Responsibilities

• Work on DC/DC converters and power design.
• Perform functional and electrical validation of Display systems.
• Debug circuits using standard lab tools like oscilloscopes, DMMs, logic analyzers and E-loads.
• Simulate and understand power supply behavior and distribution.
• Work with mobile or embedded processors, ARM Socs and ASICs.
• Design PCBs and manufacture of PCBAs.
• Drive technical projects, from prototypes to mass production.
• Design high speed PCB schematics, guide layout engineers, and debug PCB boards.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams like Optics, ME, and SW to build a high-quality seamless product from end to end.
• Design and develop hardware for consumer electronics products.
• Review PCB layout to optimize for electromagnetic interference (EMI).
• Debug PCB boards and prototype consumer electronics products.
• Analyze large data sets with Python, MATLAB, and JMP software.
• Characterize electrostatic discharge (ESD) performance to design robust high quality products.
• Test electrical signal integrity to ensure high quality data transfer from system on chip (SOC) to display.
• Measure electrical signal timing to validate proper functionality of all integrated circuits (ICs).
• Characterize organic light emitting diode (OLED) efficiency using semiconductor device physics models.
• Analyze organic thin film transistor (TFT) efficiency using oscilloscopes and function generators.
• Work with consumer electronics component vendors.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage.
• Retirement benefits.
• A range of discounted products and free services.
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition.
• Opportunity to participate in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs.
• Eligibility for discretionary restricted stock unit awards.
• Ability to purchase Apple stock at a discount through Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Potential for discretionary bonuses or commission payments.
• Relocation assistance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Master's degree