Data Center Hardware System Integration Engineer

Apple Inc

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TL;DR · Data Center Hardware System Integration Engineer

The Data Center Hardware Engineering team is seeking a Hardware System Integration Engineer to own the end-to-end hardware engineering lifecycle for high-performance compute designs. This role involves leading hardware system design, schematic capture, and board bring-up from initial specification through mass production. Key responsibilities include performing signal integrity simulation, executing validation for high-speed digital interfaces like PCIe, Ethernet, USB, DDR, and I2C/SMBus, and driving root cause analysis for complex hardware failures. The engineer must collaborate with mechanical, power, software, firmware, and silicon teams to manage design tradeoffs and DFM/DFT/DFA principles. Required skills include proficiency with Cadence tools, high-speed PCB design for 10+ layer boards, and experience using lab instrumentation such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers to debug complex systems.

What you'll do

  • Lead hardware system design and schematic capture for high-performance compute platforms.
  • Perform signal integrity simulation, board bring-up, and hands-on debug from system to component levels.
  • Develop and maintain functional specifications, validation procedures, and integration documentation.
  • Execute validation of high-speed digital interfaces including PCIe, Ethernet, and DDR.
  • Drive systematic root cause analysis of complex hardware failures using standard EE lab instrumentation.
  • Lead factory build support and sustaining engineering activities through mass production.
  • Apply DFM/DFT/DFA principles to ensure reliable and cost-effective manufacturability at scale.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent work experience.
  • 7+ years of relevant industry work experience in hardware or systems engineering.
  • Deep expertise in low-speed and high-speed digital interfaces including I2C, SPI, JTAG, USB, PCIe, Ethernet, and DDR memory.
  • Experience in circuit design across power, digital, analog, high-speed communications, and programmable logic domains.
  • Ability to bring up, characterize, and debug complex hardware using standard EE lab equipment like oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
  • High-speed PCB design experience with 10+ layer boards, including material selection and stack-up definition.
  • Proficiency with schematic entry and high-speed PCB layout constraint management using Cadence tools or equivalent.
  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering (preferred).

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