RF Fixture Design Engineer (EE)

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino seeks a highly motivated engineer to design, develop and deploy fixtures for its wireless products, taking hardware from prototype to mass production.

The role covers embedded systems, RF and mixed-signal testing, fixture bring-up, debugging and verification, with close vendor collaboration and 30% travel to support NPI and supplier activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or higher is required.
• 5+ years in wireless design or test focused on electro-mechanical or RF systems.
• Strong problem-solving to define and implement test solutions.
• Deep understanding of DC-DC regulators and Power / Signal Integrity.
• Hands-on hardware prototyping and EE/RF test equipment experience.
• Good English communication, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and deploy fixtures for Apple’s wireless products.
• Support multiple products from prototype to mass production with debugging and verification.
• Work with vendors to design and fabricate fixture hardware and reduce failure rates.
• Analyze logs and large datasets to identify root causes and drive improvements.
• Utilize simulations and DOE to enable data-driven decisions; travel up to 30%.

Skills

Wireless design

Test systems

Power integrity

Signal integrity

Microcontrollers

Hardware prototyping

RF testing

Debugging

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree or above

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum analyzers

Vector Network Analyzer (VNA)

Power supplies

Job description

This small team of extraordinary engineers designs and produces precision RF and Analog Test Equipment & Test Fixtures for use in calibrating and testing wireless technologies in millions of Apple products. All members of the team bring their own unique expertise to collectively take internal Apple products from concept to mass production. We are looking for a highly motivated, self-driven engineer o design, develop and deploy fixtures for Apple’s best-in-class products. The engineer will work closely with a wide cross-functional group, as well as Contract Manufacturers & suppliers throughout the NPI phase.

Description

Candidate will support multiple products by designing custom hardware to test Apple wireless products from prototype to mass production. Hardware designs will cover fields of embedded systems, mixed signal circuits, RF conducted transmission or radiated test. Position includes fixture assembly, bring up, debugging, and functional verification. Candidate will work closely with vendors to design and fabricate fixture hardware - ensuring fixture design ownership and implement measures to minimize fixture-related failures & retest rates. Conduct thorough debugging of fixture design issues, create standardized operating procedures to document debug instructions and findings. Analyze logs and large datasets to identify the root causes of failures. Utilize simulations and Design of Experiments to drive data-driven decision-making / failure mode analysis and resolution.International and domestic travel 30%

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, and we highly value Master’s degree or above
• 5+ years of experience in wireless design or test in the consumer/enterprise product domain (Robotics/Mechatronics/RF) focused in electro-mechanical or electronic systems
• Strong problem-solving skills to define and implement solution for test system validation
• Deep understanding of DC-DC regulators and Power / Signal Integrity
• Experience with microcontrollers and serial interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, USB, GPIO..etc)
• Hands-on experience with hardware prototyping and EE/RF test equipments (Oscilloscopes, power supplies, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, VNA…etc)
• Knowledge in RF testing methods in high volume manufacturing
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written English

Preferred Qualifications

• Related experience in one or more of the following areas: conducted calibration/test, over-the-air measurement, antenna design, RF hardware, signal integrity and high speed digital design
• Experience with circuit simulation / analysis, component selection, schematic capture, PCB placement (Allegro or similar), bring-up, test and validation
• Ability to analyze large datasets
• Experience with EE and RF simulation software
• Experience with high-volume consumer electronics OEM/ODM with Contract Manufacturers
• Proactive, self-starter and detailed oriented. Can-do attitude.
• Passionate and comfortable working in dynamic environments

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