Hardware Systems Integration Engineer
Summary
Hardware engineer on Apple's Home team designing and integrating complex electrical systems for future consumer products — owns electrical architecture, schematics, PCB/flex layout, bringup, debug, prototyping, and validation.
In the Apple Home group we develop groundbreaking devices with complex hardware, sensors and software. We are seeking an enthusiastic team member to join our growing team! You will play a key role in designing and developing the hardware for these systems and should be comfortable with defining complex electrical system architectures and hands on hardware bringup, debug, and prototyping. Come join the Apple Home team!
In this role, you will work closely with a multi-disciplinary team to develop and integrate hardware systems for future Apple products. The position requires the ability for independent precise detail design work as well as high level system understanding. Also required are excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to work in a dynamic environment.
Ownership of electrical architecture and implementation Schematic creation and layout responsibility Bringup and debug Hardware validation Prototyping proof of concepts
Minimum Qualifications
- BS in electrical engineering or computer engineering
- 3+ years of relevant industry experience focusing on hardware system design
- Strong working experience in electrical design, including component selection, circuit design, schematic capture, component placement and PCB/flex layout. Successful candidates have the ability to stay organized, execute to a timeline, and produce high quality deliverables
- Excellent EE fundamentals and analog design knowledge focusing on DC/DC, power and signal integrity and SPICE simulations with intuitive skills and a deep understanding of the EE discipline in practice
- Knowledge of embedded processor peripheral interfaces (PCIe, USB, I2C, CAN, SPI, storage, high speed serial)
- Strong working knowledge of best practices for PCB/flex layout and construction
- Hands on experience with test equipment including oscilloscope, multi-meters and more for prototype bring-up, debugging, and functional validation
Preferred Qualifications
- MS in electrical engineering or computer engineering
- 5+ years of relevant industry experience focusing on hardware system design
- Proven experience in taking designs from concept to mass production in a consumer electronics environment