Electrical Engineer, Test and Instrumentation

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Cupertino, CA
Salary
$144,600–$263,800 / yr
Posted
21 days ago
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Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company known for designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and online services, including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and App Store. Industry: Consumer Electronics & Software

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TL;DR · Electrical Engineer, Test and Instrumentation

The Electrical Engineer - Test and Instrumentation joins the EE Instrumentation team to architect, design, and develop sophisticated test and measurement instruments for product validation and production. This role involves the full lifecycle of PCB, MCU, and FPGA electronics within instrumentation systems, including board architecture, schematic design, layout, prototyping, fabrication, assembly, and release to production. The individual will also collaborate with product teams on instrumentation roadmaps and specifications. Key technical skills include experience with PCB instrumentation boards, analog circuits, DC/DC converters, LDOs, and serial interfaces like I2C, SPI, and UART. Additional expertise may include MIPI and Display Port protocols, 10G+ signal integrity modeling, and PMIC design. The role focuses on creating high-quality test equipment to support the bring-up, characterization, and ramp of consumer products through advanced electrical instrumentation solutions.

What does a Electrical Engineer earn in California?

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What you'll do

  • Design and develop advanced test instrument board architectures, schematics, and PCB layouts.
  • Manage the full lifecycle of PCB, MCU, and FPGA electronics within instrumentation systems.
  • Develop test instrumentation roadmaps aligned with future product development goals.
  • Perform prototype fabrication, assembly, bring-up, and release to production for test equipment.
  • Conduct root cause analysis and resolution for hardware and component issues.
  • Execute signal integrity modeling, simulation, and analysis for high-speed signals.
  • Design analog circuits, DC/DC converters, LDOs, and serial interfaces like I2C, SPI, and UART.
  • Manage and resolve technical manufacturing issues with external vendors.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or Physics.
  • Minimum of 3 years of relevant industry experience.
  • Experience in the development of PCB instrumentation boards.
  • Experience in PCB specification, architecture, design, simulation, prototype, bring-up, validation, characterization, and release to production.
  • Experience in preparing and delivering presentations (preferred).
  • Experience in managing and resolving PCB and component issues with external vendors (preferred).
  • Experience in root cause analysis and resolution (preferred).
  • Experience in MIPI, Display Port, 10G+ signal integrity, PMIC design, and analog circuits (preferred).

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