Apple

Hardware Design Engineer

Apple$120K — $160K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS in Electrical Engineering or related field; MSEE preferred
  • 10+ years of relevant industry experience
  • Strong understanding of communication protocols (PCIe, MIPI, I2C, SPI, UART)
  • 5+ years delivering consumer electronic products
  • Hands on experience with modern lab equipment (DSOs, Logic Analyzers, Protocol Analyzers)
  • Experience leading projects with minimal supervision
  • Familiarity with power supply and power distribution networks.

Responsibilities

  • Drive end-to-end hardware design for wireless systems
  • Design, implement, and verify digital and power portions of wireless designs
  • Collaborate with hardware, software, silicon teams and external vendors
  • Conduct schematic and layout implementation
  • Validate digital interfaces and power supplies
  • Investigate system-level issues and close problems in a team environment
  • Interact with offshore manufacturing partners.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge wireless technologies
  • Collaboration with top-tier engineering and design teams
  • International travel opportunities
  • Engaging work environment focused on innovation
  • Involvement in high-volume, low-power product development.
Full Job Description
We have built the best RF hardware design team on the planet! We're looking for a dedicated individual to join our team. We support Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, UWB, NFC, and emerging technologies. As a Mixed Signal Hardware Design Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, implementation and verification of digital and power portions of wireless designs across all Apple products. The applicant should be familiar with computer system architecture, digital design and power distribution networks. The candidate will work proactively with various cross-functional engineering groups responsible for other blocks in the system. May require traveling internationally.

In this role you will drive end-to-end hardware design for cutting-edge wireless systems, from schematic and layout implementation to bring-up and validation of digital interfaces and power supplies. Collaborate cross-functionally with hardware, software, and silicon teams as well as external chipset vendors to deliver robust, high-performance mixed signal solutions.

BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience Good understanding of protocol specifications for communication interfaces like PCIe, MIPI, I2C, SPI, UART, etc. Experience with power supply/power management and power distribution networks Hands on debug experience with usage of modern lab equipment (DSOs, Logic Analyzers, Protocol Analyzers)

MSEE preferred Experience leading projects from definition stage to mass production with minimal supervision. Proven track record of leading project teams to complete projects or key components of the project 5+ years of experience delivering consumer electronic products is preferred Experience in architectural discussion with cross-functional leaders related to Power supply and Digital design for the connectivity HW and able to influence product direction for these designs Experience with power supply/power management Hands on debug experience with usage of modern lab equipment (DSOs, Logic Analyzers, Protocol Analyzers) Experience in writing basic software routines and test scripts Strong desire to investigation system level issues and drive problems to closure in a team-based environment with a proactive demeanor Experience with mobile and/or embedded processors and memory systems Experience with schematic capture/layout Experience interacting with offshore manufacturing partners Successful track record of delivering highly innovative communications products Experience with high volume, low power, mobile products

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

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Size
154,000 employees
Market Cap
$2,074.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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