Hardware Design Engineer

Apple Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 325,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental coverage

Stock program eligibility

Relocation assistance

Education reimbursement

Employee discounts

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a senior Hardware Design Engineer for wireless subsystems. You will own end-to-end hardware design, from architecture through bring-up and production validation, partnering with silicon, software, and platform teams to integrate wireless SoCs.

You will craft power delivery networks, develop bare-metal firmware for validation, and travel internationally ~15% to support build and bring-up activities. Strong debug skills required.

Qualifications

• BS and a minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience.
• Experience with digital interfaces (PCIe, MIPI, I2C, SPI, UART) including spec and bring-up.
• Experience with power supply design and power management networks.
• Hands-on debugging with lab equipment (DSOs, Logic Analyzers, Protocol Analyzers).

Responsibilities

• Define system interconnects and power architectures with cross-functional teams.
• Design and validate power supply circuits, including transient response and stability.
• Bring up and validate digital interfaces on pre-silicon and first silicon platforms.
• Develop bare-metal firmware for hardware validation and stress testing.
• Lead root-cause analysis and debug hardware issues with teams.
• Collaborate with external chipset vendors on integration plans.

Skills

Digital interfaces experience

Power management design

Debug with lab equipment

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

MSEE preferred

Tools

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Lab instrumentation (DSOs, Logic Analyzers)

Firmware debugging in C/C++

Job description

Do you have a passion for taking on big challenges? Do you love pushing the limits of what’s considered feasible? As part of our Wireless Hardware group, you’ll be responsible for bringing groundbreaking wireless connectivity to the world. On this team, you’ll help improve the performance of our products through innovative system-on-chip designs. You and your team will build platform architecture that paves the way for all-new experiences, including the ones that allow people to take advantage of our innovations. Together, our goal is to ensure nothing stands in the way of our customers’ connections with their devices. Join us and help build world-renowned wireless systems that connect customers to their world like never before.We have built the best RF hardware design team on the planet! We’re looking for a dedicated individual to join our team. We support WiFi, Bluetooth, UWB, NFC, and emerging technologies across all Apple products. We're looking for a dedicated engineer to own the design, integration, and verification of digital interfaces and power delivery for wireless subsystems.

Description

The Hardware Design Engineering role sits at the intersection of wireless silicon, and the rest of the SoCs in our products. You will be responsible for the end-to-end hardware design lifecycle of wireless subsystems — from architecture definition and schematic design through bring-up, characterization, and production validation. You will work closely with internal silicon, software, and platform teams as well as external chipset vendors to integrate wireless SoCs into Apple products. The role requires a strong foundation in digital interfaces, power distribution networks, firmware and system-level debug. You should be comfortable working in the lab, writing bare-metal firmware for hardware validation, and traveling internationally (~15%) to support build and bring-up activities.

Responsibilities

• Define system interconnects and power supply architectures in collaboration with silicon and platform teams; implement in product schematics and layout
• Design and validate power supply application circuits, including load step response, ripple, accuracy, and stability analysis
• Bring up, characterize (performance and power), and validate new digital interfaces and protocols on pre-silicon platforms and first silicon
• Develop functional test coverage in bare-metal firmware to stress-test wireless chipsets during silicon bring-up and validation
• Drive root-cause analysis and debug for hardware issues surfaced by test, validation, and cross-functional teams
• Collaborate with external chipset vendors on integration and verification plans

Minimum Qualifications

• BS and a minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience
• Experience with digital communication interfaces (PCIe, MIPI, I2C, SPI, UART) including specification, integration and bring-up validation.
• Experience with power supply/power management and power distribution networks design and simulation
• Hands on debug experience with usage of modern lab equipment (DSOs, Logic Analyzers, Protocol Analyzers)

Preferred Qualifications

• MSEE preferred with some years of relevant experience
• Experience in writing software routines and test scripts
• Experience with mobile and/or embedded processors and memory systems
• Experience with circuit schematic capture/layout
• Strong desire to investigate system level issues and drive problems to closure in a team-based environment with a proactive demeanor
• Experience interacting with offshore manufacturing partners
• Successful track record of delivering highly innovative communication products
• Experience with high volume, low power, mobile products

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 $184,700 and $324,800, 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
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