Hardware Systems Engineer

Apple • Austin, TX

3h

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.

DESCRIPTION

APPLE INC has the following available in Austin, Texas. Analyze component
datasheets and select chips for schematic capture. Coordinate layout of highly
constrained multilayer PCBs, including HDI stack-up and designs with fine-pitch
BGAs. Forecast and plan design time to meet constrained schedules. Drive design
tradeoffs across manufacturing, testing, thermal, performance, reliability, and
electrical stakeholders. Perform circuit board prototype bring-up, debug,
functional verification, and electrical characterization. Utilize advanced lab
tools such as 25 GHz oscilloscopes, network analyzers, and BERT scopes to judge
the quality and robustness of electrical designs. Develop electrical validation
plans and manage the execution of validation tasks with teams in multiple
locations. Analyze factory-scale data to adjust signal parameters for maximum
margin. Review designs of factory test fixtures and ensure manufacturing test
plans provide adequate coverage to ensure the design is assembled correctly.
Debug problems found in manufacturing, provide feedback on root cause, and
provide corrective actions into design or manufacturing processes in preparation
for high volume production. Communicate and present status on concurrent top
engineering issues and deadlines. 10% domestic and international travel
required. 40 hours/week.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering or a related field and 3 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.
• 3 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: Utilizing electrical EDA tools and simulation tools to design printed circuit boards.
• Analyzing the interaction between many integrated circuits on a circuit board, including electrical compatibility, bus standards, and protocols.
• Writing detailed electrical validation plans with specific instructions for each interface on circuit boards.
• Measuring and analyzing electrical signals with complex test equipment, such as oscilloscopes.
• Developing test code using scripting language to automate system-level validation.
• Utilizing system design with embedded microcontrollers or CPLDs.
• Designing, validating, and debugging common low-speed interfaces such as I2C, SPI, JTAG, UART, and USB 1/2.
• Utilizing discrete passive components such as resistors, capacitors, and inductors, and implementing knowledge of their characteristics and specifications.

Nice To Haves

• N/A

Responsibilities

• Analyze component datasheets and select chips for schematic capture.
• Coordinate layout of highly constrained multilayer PCBs, including HDI stack-up and designs with fine-pitch BGAs.
• Forecast and plan design time to meet constrained schedules.
• Drive design tradeoffs across manufacturing, testing, thermal, performance, reliability, and electrical stakeholders.
• Perform circuit board prototype bring-up, debug, functional verification, and electrical characterization.
• Utilize advanced lab tools such as 25 GHz oscilloscopes, network analyzers, and BERT scopes to judge the quality and robustness of electrical designs.
• Develop electrical validation plans and manage the execution of validation tasks with teams in multiple locations.
• Analyze factory-scale data to adjust signal parameters for maximum margin.
• Review designs of factory test fixtures and ensure manufacturing test plans provide adequate coverage to ensure the design is assembled correctly.
• Debug problems found in manufacturing, provide feedback on root cause, and provide corrective actions into design or manufacturing processes in preparation for high volume production.
• Communicate and present status on concurrent top engineering issues and deadlines.

What This Job Offers

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