Hardware Systems Engineer

Apple • Cupertino, CA

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About The Position

The Hardware Systems Engineer will work with multidisciplinary teams to develop and integrate hardware systems for future Apple products. The role calls for precise, independent design work and a strong understanding of high-level system architecture, alongside excellent communication and the ability to work effectively in a diverse environment. The engineer will own electrical architecture and implementation, lead schematic creation and layout, perform hardware bring-up, debugging, and validation, build prototypes to validate proof-of-concept designs, and conduct failure analysis and troubleshooting.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
• At least 2 years of relevant industry experience focused on hardware system design.
• Strong electrical engineering fundamentals and circuit knowledge, especially DC/DC conversion, power and signal integrity, and analog and digital design.
• Practical, intuitive engineering judgment.
• Hands-on electrical design experience, including component selection, circuit design, schematic capture, and component placement.
• Proficiency with standard interfaces, including PCIe, USB, I2C, Thunderbolt, SPI, UART, and HDMI.
• Strong working knowledge of PCB and flex layout and associated CAD tools.
• Hands-on experience using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes and multimeters for prototype bring-up, debugging, and functional validation.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively in a diverse environment.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to stay organized, execute to a timeline, and produce high-quality deliverables.
• Experience taking designs from concept to mass production in the consumer electronics space.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication and presentation abilities across all organizational levels.
• Deep expertise in several of the following areas: CPU, GPU, or RF design.
• Strong scripting skills.
• Experience with statistical data analysis and visualization, such as JMP.

Responsibilities

• Own electrical architecture and implementation.
• Lead schematic creation and layout.
• Perform hardware bring-up, debugging, and validation.
• Build prototypes to validate proof-of-concept designs.
• Conduct failure analysis and troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop and integrate hardware systems for future products.
• Carry hardware designs through to production.

What This Job Offers

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