Hardware Design Engineer

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Salary: $184,700–$324,800 / yr
Posted: 10 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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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The Hardware Design Engineer joins the Wireless Hardware group to improve product performance through innovative system-on-chip designs. This role involves owning the end-to-end hardware design lifecycle for wireless subsystems, including architecture definition, schematic design, bring-up, characterization, and production validation. You will define system interconnects and power supply architectures, design power distribution networks, and validate digital interfaces and protocols. Key responsibilities include writing bare-metal firmware for hardware validation, performing root-cause analysis, and collaborating with external chipset vendors. Required skills include experience with digital communication interfaces like PCIe, MIPI, I2C, SPI, and UART, as well as power management design and simulation. You must be proficient with lab equipment such as DSOs, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers to solve complex wireless silicon integration problems.

Skills

RF Hardware Design Digital Interfaces Power Distribution Networks Bare-metal Firmware PCIe MIPI I2C SPI UART Schematic Capture Layout Logic Analyzer Protocol Analyzer WiFi Bluetooth UWB NFC

What you'll do

Define system interconnects and power supply architectures for wireless subsystems.
Implement product schematics and layouts for wireless silicon integration.
Design and validate power supply application circuits for ripple, accuracy, and stability.
Bring up and characterize new digital interfaces and protocols on pre-silicon and first silicon platforms.
Develop bare-metal firmware to create functional test coverage and stress-test chipsets.
Perform root-cause analysis and debug hardware issues identified during validation.
Coordinate with external chipset vendors on integration and verification plans.

What we're looking for

BS degree and a minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience.
Experience with digital communication interfaces including PCIe, MIPI, I2C, SPI, and UART.
Experience with power supply, power management, and power distribution networks design and simulation.
Hands-on debug experience using modern lab equipment like DSOs, Logic Analyzers, and Protocol Analyzers.
MSEE preferred with some years of relevant experience (preferred).
Experience writing software routines and test scripts (preferred).
Experience with mobile and/or embedded processors and memory systems (preferred).
Experience with circuit schematic capture/layout (preferred).