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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, PCB layout for highly constrained multilayer boards including HDI and fine pitch BGAs, and conducting bring-up, validation, and troubleshooting for Apple Silicon. Key responsibilities include collaborating with mechanical, software, silicon, wireless, camera, sensing, and display teams to solve complex hardware problems. Required skills include expertise in computer system architecture, digital and analog circuits, power and voltage regulator integration, and high-speed signal integrity. Candidates must be proficient with tools like Allegro, 25 GHz oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and instrumentation amplifiers. Technical experience is required with interfaces such as I2C/SMBus, SPI, USB, MIPI, PCIe, DisplayPort, and Thunderbolt to ensure robust electrical designs for high-speed communications and power systems.
Design and implement electrical subsystems for Mac computer hardware.
Perform schematic capture and coordinate layout for high-density, multi-layer PCBs.
Conduct bring-up, validation, and troubleshooting of Apple Silicon components.
Analyze and debug high-speed digital interfaces including PCIe, USB, and DisplayPort.
Design power management systems including voltage regulators and filtering circuits.
Use lab equipment like oscilloscopes and logic analyzers to validate circuit performance.
Perform component data-sheet analysis for selection during the design phase.
Develop scripts for complex data analysis and visualization of electrical results.
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 design and validation for low-speed and high-speed digital interfaces like I2C, USB, PCIe, and Thunderbolt.
Experience using lab tools such as 25 GHz oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and instrumentation amplifiers for circuit 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); experience with complex data analysis and scripting (preferred).