Server Hardware Integration Engineer

Apple, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a Hardware System Integration Engineer to contribute to end-to-end hardware lifecycle for high-performance server compute designs. You will work with cross-functional teams to ensure specifications are met with precision and scale.

The role emphasizes board bring-up, validation of PCIe/Ethernet/USB interfaces, and collaboration across mechanical, firmware, software, silicon, and manufacturing to deliver robust server hardware for Apple’s data center infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
• 3+ years of relevant industry work experience in hardware or systems engineering.
• Working knowledge of common low-speed and high-speed digital interfaces: I2C/SMBus, SPI, JTAG, USB, PCIe, Ethernet, and DDR memory.
• Broad circuit design experience across multiple domains: power, digital, analog, high-speed communications, and/or programmable logic.
• Experience with PCB bring-up and characterization using standard EE lab equipment (soldering, DMM, oscilloscope, logic analyzer, spectrum analyzer).
• Demonstrated ability to debug complex hardware issues from the system level down to the circuit level.
• Outstanding written, verbal, and visual communication skills, with experience producing functional specs, integration procedures, and technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Hardware system design and schematic capture for server main logic boards and companion boards, including board layout guidance and design constraint management
• Perform signal integrity simulation, board bring-up, and hands-on debug from the system level down to the component or circuit level
• Develop and maintain functional specifications, validation plans and procedures, and integration documentation for complex system designs
• Execute validation of high-speed digital interfaces (PCIe, Ethernet, USB, DDR, and others), including compliance testing and protocol analysis
• Partner cross-functionally with mechanical, firmware, software, silicon, manufacturing, and reliability teams to balance design tradeoffs and meet program requirements
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) and factory builds, including travel to overseas build sites, and sustaining engineering activities through mass production
• Drive issues to root cause through systematic debugging using standard EE lab instrumentation (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, spectrum analyzer, DMM)
• Apply DFM/DFT/DFA principles throughout the design cycle to support reliable, cost-effective manufacturability at scale

Skills

Signal integrity

PCB bring-up

High-speed interfaces

Lab instrumentation

Python scripting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Cadence tools

Schematic entry

Cadence Allegro

Job description

Apple Inc. is seeking a Hardware System Integration Engineer to contribute to end-to-end hardware lifecycle for high-performance server compute designs. You will work with cross-functional teams to ensure specifications are met with precision and scale.

The role emphasizes board bring-up, validation of PCIe/Ethernet/USB interfaces, and collaboration across mechanical, firmware, software, silicon, and manufacturing to deliver robust server hardware for Apple’s data center infrastructure.