Senior Rapid-Prototyping Electrical Systems Engineer

Apple Inc.; Sunnyvale, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 325,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Apple stock programs

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation support

Bonuses/commission options

Discounted products and services

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking an experienced Home Prototyping System Engineer to define electrical architectures and rapidly realize early-stage concepts. You will work across hardware, software, and UX to spin up proof-of-concept electronics and guide integration into physical models.

The role requires hands-on board bring-up, sensor integration, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to balance performance, power, and safety in consumer electronics.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of industry experience in hardware design, specifically in rapid prototyping, architecture, or R&D environments.
• Strong fundamentals across digital, analog, mixed-signal, and power delivery (DC-DC).
• Experience in system-level architecture and component selection for embedded systems or electromechanical products.
• Hands-on sensor integration, microcontrollers/SoCs, and interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, MIPI, USB, PCIe).
• Proficiency with Cadence Concept/Allegro or Altium and PCB layout for SI and power integrity.

Responsibilities

• Define end-to-end electrical architectures for novel systems.
• Design rapid proof-of-concept electronics, including schematic capture, component selection, and guiding PCB layout.
• Collaborate with Industrial Design, Mechanical, Software, and AIML teams to negotiate trade-offs and integrate electronics into models.
• Bring up new prototype boards, debug mixed-signal systems, and integrate edge compute, motor drivers, and high-bandwidth sensors.
• Evaluate and benchmark new silicon, sensors, and power technologies from internal and external teams.
• Write basic bring-up code or scripts (C/C++ or Python) to validate hardware before handing to core software teams.

Skills

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Mixed-signal design

Sensor integration

Embedded interfaces

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

MS/PhD preferred

Tools

Cadence Concept/Allegro

Altium

Job description

Apple Inc. is seeking an experienced Home Prototyping System Engineer to define electrical architectures and rapidly realize early-stage concepts. You will work across hardware, software, and UX to spin up proof-of-concept electronics and guide integration into physical models.

The role requires hands-on board bring-up, sensor integration, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to balance performance, power, and safety in consumer electronics.