Hardware System Design Engineer - High-Impact iPhone Hardware

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, CA seeks an iPhone Hardware System Design Electrical Engineer to guide product concepts through mass production. You will apply your board and system-level design expertise to influence critical decisions that affect millions of iPhone users.

This role emphasizes collaboration, hands-on debugging with lab equipment, and robust solutions across analog and high-speed digital domains, signal integrity and prototype validation.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years of industry experience.
• Strong fundamentals in analog and high-speed digital design.
• Experience with complex system architectures.
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout.
• Ability to drive system-level trade-offs and design decisions.

Responsibilities

• Contribute early in product concept and drive designs through mass production.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve system-level issues.
• Own design decisions impacting millions of iPhone users.
• Develop and validate hardware with lab equipment to debug issues.

Skills

Analog design

High-speed digital

System-level design

PCB layout

Schematic capture

Signal integrity

Power integrity

Lab testing

Scripting

Team leadership

Education

BS Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent

Tools

ECAD tools

Oscilloscope & lab gear

Job description

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, CA seeks an iPhone Hardware System Design Electrical Engineer to guide product concepts through mass production. You will apply your board and system-level design expertise to influence critical decisions that affect millions of iPhone users.

This role emphasizes collaboration, hands-on debugging with lab equipment, and robust solutions across analog and high-speed digital domains, signal integrity and prototype validation.