Data Center Hardware Engineering - Hardware System Integration Engineer

Apple Inc

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TL;DR · Data Center Hardware Engineering - Hardware System Integration Engineer

Data Center Hardware Engineering — Hardware System Integration Engineer joins the Data Center Hardware Engineering team to design and realize customized compute platforms from concept through mass production. This role involves managing the end-to-end hardware engineering lifecycle for high-performance server designs, including schematic capture, board bring-up, validation, and factory build support. You will perform signal integrity simulations, execute validation of high-speed digital interfaces like PCIe, Ethernet, USB, DDR, and I2C/SMBus, and conduct root cause analysis using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and spectrum analyzers. The role requires expertise in circuit design across power, digital, and analog domains while applying DFM/DFT/DFA principles for manufacturability. You will collaborate with mechanical, firmware, software, and silicon teams to resolve complex hardware issues and manage technical documentation for server main logic boards and companion boards within a data center infrastructure context.

What you'll do

  • Perform hardware system design and schematic capture for server main logic boards and companion boards.
  • Conduct signal integrity simulations, board bring-up, and hands-on debugging from the system level down to component levels.
  • Develop functional specifications, validation plans, and integration documentation for complex system designs.
  • Execute validation of high-speed digital interfaces including PCIe, Ethernet, USB, and DDR memory.
  • Resolve hardware issues through systematic root cause analysis using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and spectrum analyzers.
  • Apply DFM, DFT, and DFA principles to ensure reliable and cost-effective manufacturability at scale.
  • Support New Product Introduction (NPI) and factory builds, including providing on-site support at overseas manufacturing locations.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
  • 3+ years of relevant industry work experience in hardware or systems engineering.
  • Working knowledge of low-speed and high-speed digital interfaces including I2C/SMBus, SPI, JTAG, USB, PCIe, Ethernet, and DDR memory.
  • Broad circuit design experience across power, digital, analog, high-speed communications, and programmable logic domains.
  • Experience with PCB bring-up and characterization using standard EE lab equipment like oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and spectrum analyzers.
  • Demonstrated ability to debug complex hardware issues from the system level down to the circuit level.
  • Outstanding written, verbal, and visual communication skills for producing technical documentation and functional specifications.
  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering (preferred); 7+ years of relevant industry work experience (preferred).

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