Battery Management Systems IC Engineer

Apple Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 296,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental cover

Apple stock programs

Relocation assistance

Employee stock purchase plan

Discretionary bonuses or commissions

Tuition reimbursement

Discounted products and services

Job summary

Apple Inc. in San Diego seeks a Battery Engineering professional to design, develop and test BMUs and battery monitoring units for next-gen consumer electronics. You will work with suppliers to develop custom parts and design test methodologies to verify BMU designs.

Responsibilities include pushing performance, specifying PCBs, conducting design validation, collaborating with Product Design, System EE, Firmware, and other teams, and creating production test plans for manufacturing.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering or relevant field.
• Experience in analog IC design (DACs, LDOs, SMPS) or related area.
• MS degree and 10+ years of experience preferred.
• Experience with SystemVerilog/Verilog-A for modeling.
• Background in Power Electronics or Battery Management is a plus.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Push technologies to maximize performance and minimize volume via modeling.
• Specify custom parts and PCBs for BMUs.
• Analyze designs with simulations to verify requirements.
• Create IC models and perform model validation.
• Conduct design validation on prototypes and prepare builds.
• Lead design reviews and release design documents.
• Collaborate with Product Design, System EE, Firmware, and more.
• Prepare investigations and reports for issues.
• Develop schematics and component selections for BMUs.
• Define production test plans and coordinate with CM partners.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Analog IC design

SystemVerilog

Verilog-A

Python

MATLAB

Test automation

Scripting

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

MS degree

Tools

SystemVerilog

Verilog-A

Python

MATLAB

Shell

Unix

Job description

Do you have a passion for invention and self-challenge? As part of our Battery Engineering group, craft creative battery solutions that deliver more energy in smaller spaces than ever before. We work across disciplines to transform improved hardware elements into a single, integrated design. Join us, and you’ll help us innovate new battery technologies that continually outperform the previous iterations. By collaborating with other product development groups across Apple, you’ll push the industry boundaries of what batteries can do and improve the product experience for our customers across the world!

Description

In this role, you will utilize your electronics design skills to design, develop and test battery monitoring units and Battery management units (BMU) for next generation consumer electronic products. You will work with suppliers to develop custom parts where needed and design test methodologies to verify the battery management unit design!

Responsibilities

• Push the boundaries of technologies to maximize performance and minimize volume through modeling and simulation
• Specify custom parts and PCBs for use in BMUs
• Analyze the design with simulation tools and calculations to verify its conformance to the requirements.
• Create IC models, and conduct model validation
• Conduct design validation on prototypes to implement the design
• Conduct design reviews, incorporate team feedback and release the design documents for builds
• Collaborate with multi-functional partners (Product Design, System EE, Cell Engineering, Firmware, Algorithms, etc.) to ensure the product is developed on time and
• Conduct investigations and prepare reports for problems or issues
• Develop schematic and guide component selection to meet all physical and electrical requirements of BMU.
• Specify production test plans and limits and work with CM partners to realize design

Minimum Qualifications

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering or relevant field of study
• Experience in analog integrated circuit design such as DACs, LDOs, SMPSs or relevant

Preferred Qualifications

• MS degree and 10+ years relevant industry experience
• Experience with creating and using real-numbered models in System Verilog or analog behavioral models in Verilog-A/MS
• Industry experience in Power Electronics, Battery Management (fuel gauge and charger), Portable Consumer Electronics, Medical Electronics, or Automotive Electronics
• Experience scripting in Python, Shell, Unix, or MATLAB for test automation and data analysis
• Experience with high volume manufacturing
• Experience developing a list of tests from the datasheet to determine chip coverage
• Ability to create functionally equivalent models to the associated portions of the design
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and experience presenting data to cross-functional teams and/or management
• Understanding of the silicon manufacturing process and how semiconductor devices and associated parasitic subcircuits are created

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 $166,600 and $296,000, 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.
• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• retirement benefits
• a range of discounted products and free services
• reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
• discretionary bonuses or commission payments
• relocation

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

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