Power System Design and Integration Engineer

Socket.dev; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple in San Jose seeks a power design engineer to lead the integration of inductive technology across multiple disciplines, shaping the wireless charging experience for iPad, iPhone, Apple Watch and more.

You will work with architecture, FW, system EE, silicon, and reliability teams to pioneer best-in-class wireless charging designs and drive robust validation across high-volume products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in EE is required.
• Strong fundamentals in analog and digital power electronics.
• Experience with modeling, data collection and analysis tools.
• Circuit-level simulation with Cadence/ADS/LTspice.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration of inductive tech into products with cross-discipline teams.
• Prototype, validate and iterate wireless charging designs.
• Collaborate with firmware, silicon, noise/thermal/reliability teams.

Skills

Power electronics

Data analysis

Python/Matlab

Education

Bachelor's degree in EE

Masters/PhD in EE

Tools

Cadence

ADS

LTspice

Job description

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming phenomenal products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. The success we are striving will be the result of very skilled people working in an environment which cultivates creativity, partnership, and thinking of old problems in new ways. We believe the future is Wireless! The mission of the Wireless Power Technology team: Create the world’s best Wireless Charging user- experience by inventing state-of-the-art technologies.

Description

We develop effortless and safe Wireless Charging designs that are central to Apple’s products: the iPad, iPhone, Apple Watch, AirPods and more! New challenges arise every day that require the sharp problem-solving skills of individuals. Are you in for the challenges? We are looking for a power design engineer that leads the integration of the inductive technology into products in the partnership with multiple discipline teams including but not limited to architecture, FW, system EE, silicon, noise and vibration, safety, thermal, reliability, operations, regulatory teams and more. Join us. Pioneer best-in-class Wireless charging, for a new Wireless world.

Minimum Qualifications

• Solid EE fundamentals in both analog and digital design with focus on Power Electronics.
• Solid fundamentals in modeling, data collection, data analysis, and statistical analysis tools (e.g., Python, JMP, Matlab).
• Circuit level simulation experience in EE simulation platforms like Cadence/ADS/LTspice etc.
• Minimum requirement of a bachelors degree

Preferred Qualifications

• Comfortable with tackling new challenges with the critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Team player, great communication skills and ability to lead multiple-discipline team to make the design tradeoff based the information available in a timely manner
• Hands-on experience and proven track record in system definition, integration, architecture, prototyping, and validation.
• Knowledge and experience in direct wireless charging.
• Experience in high volume products from concept to end, and working with contract manufacturers.
• Experience with firmware definition and debugging.
• Experience working with cross functional firmware partners.
• Direct coding experience and algorithm design experience is a plus.
• Masters/PhD in relevant EE field.