Mixed Signal Hardware Design Engineer

AECOM; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Mixed Signal Hardware Design Engineer in Sunnyvale, California. In this role, you will be pivotal in designing and verifying innovative wireless connectivity solutions across Apple products. Your expertise in digital design and power management will contribute to groundbreaking system architectures. With comprehensive compensation and benefits, this is an exciting opportunity to advance your career in a dynamic team environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Education reimbursement

Employee stock purchase plan

Discretionary bonuses or commission payments

Qualifications

• B.S. and 3+ years industry experience required.
• Strong understanding of communication interfaces like PCIe, MIPI, etc.
• Hands-on debug experience in a lab environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and verify digital and power portions of wireless designs.
• Work with teams to validate new digital interfaces and protocols.
• Collaborate with chipset vendors on integration plans.

Skills

Digital design

Power distribution networks

Protocol specifications

Debugging with lab equipment

Education

B.S. in Engineering

Job description

Mixed Signal Hardware Design Engineer

**Sunnyvale, California, United States**

**Hardware**

**Summary**

Posted: **Jun 10, 2025**

Role Number: **200572370**

Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. 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 in sensor technology. 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. As a Mixed Signal Hardware Design Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, implementation and verification of digital and power portions of wireless designs across all Apple products. The applicant should be familiar with computer system architecture, digital design and power distribution networks. The candidate will work proactively with various cross-functional engineering groups responsible for other blocks in the system. May require traveling internationally.

**Description**

The Mixed Signal Hardware Design Engineer will:
- Closely work with internal hardware, software and silicon teams to define system interconnects and power supplies. Implement in product schematics and layout
- Work with internal hardware and silicon teams to bring-up, characterize (performance/power) and validate new digital interfaces + protocols
- Work with power supply application circuit design and validation, including load step response, ripple and accuracy, stability
- Work with external chipset vendors to develop successful integration and verification plans
- Be required to travel internationally as needed (~15%)

**Minimum Qualifications**

+ B.S. and 3+ years of relevant industry experience

+ Good understanding of protocol specifications for communication interfaces like PCIe, MIPI, I2C, SPI, UART, etc.

+ Experience with power supply/power management and power distribution networks

+ Hands on debug experience with usage of modern lab equipment (DSOs, Logic Analyzers, Protocol Analyzers)

**Preferred Qualifications**

+ M.S.E.E. is preferred

+ Experience in writing basic software routines and test scripts

+ Strong desire to investigate system level issues and drive problems to closure in a team-based environment with a proactive demeanor

+ Experience with mobile and/or embedded processors and memory systems

+ Experience with circuit schematic capture/layout

+ Experience interacting with offshore manufacturing partners

+ Successful track record of delivering highly innovative communication products

+ Experience with high volume, low power, mobile products.

**Pay & Benefits**

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 $143,100 and $264,200, 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. (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html)

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

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