Hardware Systems Engineer

Summary

The people here don’t just create products — they create the kind of innovation that has transformed entire industries. It’s the diversity of our people and ideas that drives everything we do, from groundbreaking technology to industry-leading environmental initiatives. Join us, and help leave the world better than we found it.

Our group develops groundbreaking devices built on complex hardware, technology, and software. We are a collaborative, creative team, passionate about both our work and the products we create. We’re looking for an enthusiastic engineer to join our Systems EE team — someone comfortable with complex electrical system architectures and hands-on hardware bring-up, debug, and prototyping, who can help carry products through to production. If you’re ready to play a key role in designing and developing hardware for next-generation products, we’d like to hear from you.

Description

In this role, you will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to develop and integrate hardware systems for future Apple products. The position requires the ability to perform precise, independent, detailed design work, as well as a strong grasp of high-level system architecture. Excellent communication skills are also required, along with the ability to work effectively in a diverse environment.

Own electrical architecture and implementation.
Lead schematic creation and layout.
Perform bring-up, debug, and hardware validation.
Build prototypes to validate proof-of-concept designs.
Conduct failure analysis and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

Evaluate and select components through detailed data-sheet analysis.
Design schematics and layouts for highly constrained, multilayer PCBs, including HDI boards and fine-pitch BGAs.
Lead prototype bring-up, debugging, functional verification, and electrical characterization.
Perform electrical design validation using advanced lab equipment, including oscilloscopes, network analyzers, BERT, and VNAs, to assess signal quality and design robustness.
Analyze factory-scale data to ensure hardware quality, optimize design parameters, and assess robustness.
Review factory test fixture designs and manufacturing test plans to ensure comprehensive hardware validation.
Debug manufacturing issues, driving root-cause analysis and corrective actions into design and process ahead of high-volume production.
Communicate and present status on concurrent priorities, open issues, and deadlines.
Travel to contract manufacturers (approximately 5 weeks/year).

Minimum Qualifications

BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering required, with 2+ years of relevant industry experience focused on hardware system design.
Strong EE fundamentals and circuit knowledge, with emphasis on DC/DC conversion, power and signal integrity, analog/digital design, along with practical, intuitive engineering judgment.
Solid hands-on experience in electrical design, including component selection, circuit design, schematic capture, and component placement.
Proficiency in standard interfaces (PCIe, USB, I2C, Thunderbolt, SPI, UART, HDMI and strong working knowledge of PCB/flex layout and associated CAD tools.
Hands-on experience with lab equipment — oscilloscopes, multimeters, and similar tools — for prototype bring-up, debugging, and functional validation.

Preferred Qualifications

Ability to stay organized, execute to a timeline, and produce high-quality deliverables.
Experience in taking designs from concept to mass production in the consumer electronics space.
Outstanding communication and presentation abilities, written and verbal, to all levels of an organization.
Specific deep expertise in several of the following areas is a plus: CPU, GPU, RF design.
Strong scripting skills; experience with statistical data analysis and visualization (e.g., JMP) is a plus.

Pay & Benefits — Cupertino, California, United States

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $129,300 and $225,300, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Application Deadline

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.