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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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Hardware System Integration Electrical Engineer - Mac works within a cross-functional team to design, implement, test, and debug the electrical subsystems of all-in-one computers. The role involves performing schematic capture and coordinating layout for highly constrained multilayer PCBs, including HDI and fine pitch BGAs. Day-to-day responsibilities include simulation, bring-up, validation, and troubleshooting for Apple Silicon components while collaborating with mechanical, software, and silicon engineering teams. Candidates must possess expertise in computer system architecture, power and voltage regulator integration, and high-speed signal integrity. Required skills include proficiency with tools like Allegro or Cadence, as well as lab equipment such as 25 GHz oscilloscopes and logic analyzers. The role requires experience with interfaces like I2C, USB, PCIe, and DisplayPort to solve complex hardware challenges in the Mac development platform.
Design and implement electrical subsystems for Mac computer products.
Perform schematic capture and coordinate layout for complex, high-density multilayer PCBs.
Conduct bring-up, validation, and troubleshooting of Apple Silicon and related hardware components.
Analyze and debug high-speed digital interfaces including PCIe, USB, and DisplayPort.
Design power management systems including voltage regulators and filtering circuits.
Utilize lab equipment like oscilloscopes and logic analyzers to validate signal integrity.
Perform component data-sheet analysis for selection during the schematic capture process.
Collaborate with software and firmware teams to test electrical circuits and communication interfaces.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field with practical industry experience.
Strong EE fundamentals based on E&M physics and computer system architecture.
Working knowledge of low-speed and high-speed digital interfaces such as I2C, SPI, USB, MIPI, PCIe, and Thunderbolt.
Experience using lab tools like 25 GHz oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and instrumentation amplifiers for design validation.
Experience in circuit design for power, digital, analog, high-speed communications, programmable logic, and wireless domains.
Experience with constrained multilayer PCBs including HDI, fine pitch BGAs, and multi-layer flexible PCBs.
Proficiency in component data-sheet analysis and selection for schematic capture.
Schematic capture and constraint-driven PCB layout using Cadence tools or similar (preferred); complex data analysis and script development (preferred).