Electrical Engineer - Camera

Transmission & Distribution World; San Diego (CA); Hybride; USD 120 000 - 170 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Apple is seeking an enthusiastic Camera Hardware Engineer to help design and evolve camera systems for iPhone and related products. You will work across teams to translate sensor, lens, and interconnect requirements into robust hardware solutions, from concept through qualification.

The role emphasizes hands-on design, system integration, and rigorous verification to deliver exceptional image quality and reliability in mass-produced consumer electronics.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or related field with at least 3 years of relevant industry experience.
• Analog and/or digital circuit design including Schematics capture and/or supervising layout for substrate, rigid PCB, or Flex.
• Experience in signal and power integrity (High-speed design, PDN analysis).
• Experience in system integration knowledge for grounding, shielding, EMI, EMC and ESD.

Responsabilités

• Design and develop camera hardware from sensor to lens.
• Collaborate across teams to research, design, test, and qualify camera hardware for Apple products.
• Support hardware bring-up and field performance validation.

Connaissances

Circuit design

Signal integrity

Power integrity

System integration

EMI/EMC/ESD

High-speed interfaces

Hardware bring-up

Formation

Bachelor's degree in EE/CE/Physics

Master/PhD in EE/CE/Physics

Outils

Schematics capture

PCB layout

DFM/DFT/DFR

Description du poste

Do you love taking on big challenges that require exceptionally creative solutions? Do you deeply understand how an incredible camera experience should work? As part of our Camera Technologies group, you’ll help design the innovative technology that allows each generation of Apple products to produce photos even more incredible than the last. You’ll design and develop groundbreaking ideas for everything involved in our camera systems, from sensor to lens. You’ll collaborate with teams across Apple to research, design, develop, test, and qualify camera hardware for Apple products. Together, we’ll craft a magical photography experience that redefines what millions of customers can expect from their cameras.

Description

The Camera Hardware Engineering group is responsible for the design, development, and innovation of camera hardware for all related Apple products. Our target is to deliver extraordinary hardware to enable outstanding camera user experience. We are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate individual who can help us with tomorrow’s challenges!

Minimum Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or related field with at least 3 years of relevant industry experience
• Analog and/or digital circuit design including Schematics capture and/or supervising layout for substrate, rigid PCB, or Flex
• Experience in signal and power integrity (High-speed design, PDN analysis)
• Experience in system integration knowledge for grounding, shielding, EMI, EMC and ESD

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters of Science or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or related field with 10 years of relevant industry experience.
• Knowledge of layout strategies for Substrates, Rigid PCB, Flex, or Rigid-Flex including good understanding of material selection, Stack-up planning and noise suppression
• Experience with high-speed interfaces : MIPI, DisplayPort, HDMI, PCIE etc., circuits and designs: LDO, Buck, ADC, DAC, Op-AMP, etc., and control interface like I2C, SPI, SPMI, UART, etc.
• Hands-on lab experience with hardware bring-up and debug
• Experience with high volume consumer electronics design for manufacturing, testing and reliability (DFM, DFT, DFR)
• Knowledge of CMOS image sensor, ISP or image processing
• Excellent written, verbal and communication skills focused on teamwork and collaboration in a dynamic cross-functional environment
• Statistical data analysis and visualization (ex. JMP)