HW System Development Engineer

Apple • Cupertino, CA

8h

About The Position

Apple is where you go to do your life’s best work. Behind every Apple product is
a deep bench of highly talented cross functional teams, where the attention to
detail defines success versus failure. Imagine designing the hardware systems
that validate the products millions of people rely on every day. Now imagine
those systems becoming intelligent — producing data that not only measures
performance but teaches us how to build better products. Our organization
focuses on custom electronics solutions for various areas of Apple, including
critical areas of factory, lab and regression environments. The team tackles a
multitude of technologies and is seeking a hardware systems architect to design
advanced electrical instruments and power systems that enable deep product
understanding at scale. This role blends hands-on hardware design, system
architecture, and AI-aware data thinking. You will build the physical platforms
that sit between design and manufacturing, transforming how we observe,
diagnose, and improve Apple hardware.

You will design and develop custom electrical instrumentation — from power
systems to measurement platforms — that validate Apple products from prototype
through mass production. Your hardware will not exist in isolation; it will
serve as a foundation for intelligent analysis, feeding structured, high-quality
data into advanced software and AI systems. You will have to establish the link
between technical decisions for the system and customer experience and
communicating impacts clearly and concisely. The ideal candidate would be
expected to use their EE development oriented past to help provide clarity and
expectations to a highly technical oriented vertically integrated custom
electronics organization.

Requirements

• B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Strong background in analog, power, or mixed-signal design
• Extensive intimate experience with the hardware development flow (concept, schematic, layout, bringup, validation and deployment)
• Understanding of peripheral IO functions (USB, I2C, SPI, UART, SWD, SPMI)
• Ability to operate well in an environment with rapid development cycles and constant change
• Willingness to travel internationally up to 10% of the time; estimated 8-10 days per trip

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with AI/ML data workflows and firmware or scripting experience (Python, C/C++)
• Experience with a wide array of technologies, especially in the areas of power architecture, camera systems, display or audio technologies.
• Hands-on and proficient with debugging tools and equipment: DMM, spectrum analyzer, signal generator, oscilloscopes and power supplies.
• Knowledgeable in production control processes, data analysis/interpretation, GR&R, Cp/Cpk and correlation analysis.
• Ability to manage, process, and analyze large data sets using tools like Excel/Matlab/JMP

What This Job Offers

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