Signal and Power Integrity Engineer (SI/PI) - Apple Vision Pro

Apple; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple in San Jose, CA seeks a high‑level engineer to design electrical and physical high‑speed interface systems and perform PCB/FLEX extraction and validation.

You will model and simulate SI/PI, verify designs, and partner with vendors to optimize robustness while addressing EMI and Desense issues across cross‑functional teams.

Qualifications

• MS Degree in EE or related field; industry experience.
• Strong EE fundamentals and problem solving skills.
• Solid background in EM theory and coupling mechanisms.
• Familiarity with Signal Integrity for SerDes, parallel bus and PDN.
• Hands-on experience with EM and circuit simulators and scripting.

Responsibilities

• Design the electrical and physical design of high-speed interface systems.
• Electrical extraction and validation of PCB and FLEX.
• Collaborate with connector/vendor teams to optimize designs.
• SI and PI modeling, simulation, and characterization of high-speed interfaces and PDN.
• Feasibility study, design verification, and sign-off.
• Develop and execute test plans to validate signal and power integrity.
• Work with manufacturing and system engineering to improve product yield.
• Address SIPI issues affecting Desense and EMI with cross-functional teams.

Skills

High-Speed SerDes

Signal Integrity

Power Integrity

EM/Circuit Simulation

Python/Perl Scripting

Vendor Collaboration

Design Verification

Education

MS in EE

PhD preferred

Tools

Ansys HFSS

Ansys Maxwell

SIWave

CST

ADS

Spectre

Cadence/Sigrity

Python

Perl

Job description

Summary

We’re a diverse collection of thinkers and doers, continually reimagining what’s possible to help us all do what we love in new ways. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with the Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, as well as with services, including iTunes, the App Store, Apple Music, and Apple Pay. And the same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices — strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it.

Description

• Work on the electrical and physical design of high-speed interface systems.
• Work on the electrical extraction and validation of PCB and FLEX.
• Work with connector/Cable/FLEX vendors to optimize design and guarantee robustness.
• SI and PI modeling, simulation, and characterization of high-speed interfaces, and PDN.
• Perform feasibility study, design verification, and sign-off.
• Develop and execute test plans to validate signal and power integrity.
• Work with manufacture and system engineering to debug and improve product yield.
• Work with cross-functional teams to solve and enhance SIPI issues that affect Desense and EMI.

Minimum Qualifications

• M.S. Degree in EE or related field with relevant industry-level work experience.
• Strong EE fundamentals and problem-solving skills.
• Strong academic background in EM theory and coupling mechanisms.
• Familiarity with all aspects of Signal Integrity for high-speed SerDes, parallel bus, single-ended signaling, as well as Power Integrity.
• Hands-on experience in EM and circuit simulation tools such as Ansys HFSS/Maxwell/SIWave, CST, ADS/Spice/Spectre, Cadence/Sigrity, scripting languages (Python, Perl).
• Measurement expertise with frequency and time domain tools (VNA, Spectrum analyzer, TDR, Oscilloscope).

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. in EE or related field with a minimum of 3~5 years of experience.
• A strong background in system-level signal and power integrity.
• A passion for engineering, the ability to work independently, and a demonstrated ability to innovate are required.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.