Sr. PCB Designer

Apple; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple in Santa Clara Valley is seeking a seasoned PCB design engineer to contribute to high-speed, complex boards for consumer electronics. You will collaborate with Design, Manufacturing, and Test teams to deliver reliable, manufacturable PCBs.

The role emphasizes mentoring, process improvement, and adherence to Apple’s standards for DFM, packaging, and cost targets across multiple projects.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of industrial PCB design experience.
• Experience with flex and/or rigid PCB design.
• Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Study PCB design trends and evaluate processes for Apple core technologies.
• Conduct design feasibility studies for packaging, cost, manufacturing and system performance.
• Assist PCB Designers in resolving critical design problems.
• Train Board Designers in specialized areas of PCB design.
• Develop understanding of Apple’s design standards for Manufacturing and Test.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Product Design, Test, EMC, and Manufacturing.
• Resolve PCB design issues with fabrication and manufacturing vendors.
• Contribute to evolution of Apple’s Design for Manufacturing guidelines.
• Discuss design specifications and trade-offs to meet goals and reduce costs.

Skills

PCB design experience

Flex & rigid PCB design

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Allegro

Altium

Mentor Graphics

Job description

Summary

The people here at Apple don’t just create products — we create the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it. Are you up for the challenge?Our Engineering PCB Services Organization takes pride in supporting board designs for EE Teams at Apple. We have an opportunity for a dynamic, motivated individual with deep understanding of printed circuit board design (PCB), high speed design environments, and the ability to receive guidance from our design engineers to build complex boards. We believe in technology enablement by collaboration and building extraordinary products at Apple.Collaborating with Design teams in the design and development of complex, detailed layouts of rigid and flexible printed circuit boards using CAE and CAD applications and tools is a key aspect of the role. You would work with multiple Design teams to plan schedules, resolve costs, packaging, manufacturing, and electrical design issues.Come join us!

Description

Studying PCB design trends and processes, and then evaluate and implement those processes that apply to Apple’s core technologies. Conducting design feasibility studies to evaluate the PCB design goals for packaging, cost, manufacturing, and system performance.Assisting PCB Designers in the resolution of critical design problems. Train Board Designers in specialized areas of PCB design. Developing an Understanding of Apple’s design standards for Manufacturing and Test.Understanding requirements for a quality design and strives to achieve the requirements before releasing the product to manufacturing. Understands the driving PCB technology and process trends and their application to Apple’s designs.Under mentorship of seasoned Designers, being able to perform complex and difficult CAD and CAE tasks requiring extensive skill and knowledge of equipment capabilities, applications techniques, and design limitations.Maintaining technical coordination with Engineering, Products Design, Test, EMC Engineering and Manufacturing. Resolve PCB design issues with fabrication and manufacturing vendors. Passionately participates in the evolution and definition of Apple’s Design for Manufacturing (DFM) guidelines.Participating in discussions regarding the PCB design specifications and standards with respect to product design, electrical design, manufacturing, and various regulatory agency requirements to figure out design trade-offs necessary to meet design goals and produce high quality PCBs at the lowest cost and within schedule.

Minimum Qualifications

At least 6+ years of industrial experience in designing flex and/or RIGID PC boardsExperience with different software tools - Allegro, Altium, Mentor Graphics etc

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering or relevant fieldCertification in PCB is a plusExperience with Allegro Software Tools is preferredExperience with designing high volume circuit boardsUnderstanding of Constraints and design methodologies is a plusExperience working with Fabrication housesPrior experience in Consumer Electronics Space is a plus