Hardware Systems Integration Engineer

Apple; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Home hardware team seeks an enthusiastic engineer to define and own electrical architectures for future Home products. You will work with a multi-disciplinary group to design, bring up, and validate hardware systems, from schematic capture to production readiness, ensuring privacy and security considerations are embedded.

You will lead hands-on debugging, prototype development, and collaboration with firmware, software, and product teams to deliver high-quality hardware solutions for

Qualifications

• BS in electrical engineering or computer engineering.
• 2+ years in hardware system design with strong EE fundamentals.
• Experience with DC/DC, power integrity, and SPICE simulations.
• Experience with PCB/flex layout and component selection.
• Knowledge of PCIe, USB, I2C, CAN, SPI interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Own electrical architecture and implementation for Home products.
• Schematic creation and PCB/layout responsibility.
• Bring-up, debug, and hardware validation of prototypes.
• Prototype proof of concepts and production readiness.

Skills

Electrical design

PCB layout

Schematic capture

Power integrity

SPICE simulations

Embedded interfaces (PCIe, USB, I2C, C

Education

BS in electrical engineering or computer engineering

Tools

Oscilloscope

Multimeters

Prototype bring-up tools

Job description

Summary

The people here at Apple don’t just create products — they create the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries! It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it. In the Apple Home group, we develop groundbreaking devices with complex hardware, sensors, and software. Our teams work together to craft products that make a positive impact in people’s lives at their most valued space, Home. Our team innovates to adopt new home technologies that value users’ privacy and security. We are seeking an enthusiastic team member to join our growing EE team. You should be comfortable with defining complex electrical system architectures, hands‑on hardware bringup, debug, and prototyping to bring these products to production. If you are interested in playing a key role in designing and developing the hardware for Home products, come join the Apple Home team!

Description

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 responsibilityBringup and debug hardware validationPrototyping proof of concepts

Minimum Qualifications

BS in electrical engineering or computer engineering required. 2+ years of relevant industry experience focusing on hardware system design.Excellent EE fundamentals and analog design knowledge focusing on DC/DC, power and signal integrity, and SPICE simulations with intuitive understanding of the EE discipline in practiceStrong working experience in electrical design, including component selection, circuit design, schematic capture, component placement, and PCB/flex layout.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‑ons experience with test equipment, including oscilloscope, multimeters, and more, for prototype bring‑up, debugging, and functional validation.

Preferred Qualifications

Ability to stay organized, execute to a timeline, and produce high-quality deliverables.Experience in taking designs from concept to mass production in the consumer electronics space.Outstanding communication and presentation abilities, written and verbal, to all levels of an organization.