iPhone Hardware Systems Engineer — PCB & Power Design

Apple Inc.; San Diego, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 123,000 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental

Retirement benefits

Discounted products

Stock programs

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a Hardware Systems Integration Engineer for iPhone in San Diego to drive design, integration and validation of main logic boards and system flex circuits.

You will influence system-level solutions, optimize cost and thermal performance, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver advanced iPhone hardware. The role emphasizes PCB design, electrical integration, and the ability to trade off architecture options.

Qualifications

• BS Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent with strong engineering fundamentals.
• Experience with electrical system integration involving product-focused module, operational and mechanical cross-functional collaboration.
• Ability to analyze solutions and make system design trade-offs.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Experience with schematic capture and rigid/flexible PCB layout.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, integration, and validation of main logic boards and system flex circuits.
• Develop technology solutions at the PCB/module level for cost, thermal performance, battery life, reliability, and environmental impact.
• Collaborate with technology teams exploring process improvements and materials for routing density, power loss, coexistence, and insertion loss while keeping dimensions the same or smaller.

Skills

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Electrical system integration

System design trade-offs

Scripting

Education

BS Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Lab test equipment

PCB/EDA tools

Python

Job description

Apple Inc. is seeking a Hardware Systems Integration Engineer for iPhone in San Diego to drive design, integration and validation of main logic boards and system flex circuits.

You will influence system-level solutions, optimize cost and thermal performance, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver advanced iPhone hardware. The role emphasizes PCB design, electrical integration, and the ability to trade off architecture options.