Apple

Hardware Systems Engineer

Apple • $110K — $130K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
  • 1 year of experience in high-power electronic load testing (1000+W 54V DC)
  • Experience characterizing high-voltage fuse components for server power distribution
  • Familiarity with product safety engineering and safety feature integration
  • Proficient in designing analog circuitry for real-time sensor telemetry
  • Skilled in measuring I2C, SPI, UART, and clocks with high-bandwidth oscilloscopes
  • Experience developing test code in Python for system-level validation
  • Understanding of NXP microcontroller firmware in C for debugging
  • Proficient in using Cadence System Capture for PCB design
  • Knowledge of integrated circuit interactions and electrical compatibility

Responsibilities

  • Design 54V DC power circuitry for AI/ML servers
  • Analyze component datasheets and select components for schematics
  • Coordinate layout of complex 16+ layer PCBs
  • Forecast circuit board design time to meet schedules
  • Drive design trade-offs across multiple engineering disciplines
  • Perform prototype bring-up, debug, and functional verification
  • Use advanced lab tools to assess electrical design quality
  • Analyze factory-scale data to optimize signal parameters
  • Review designs of factory test fixtures and ensure adequate test coverage
  • Debug manufacturing issues and provide corrective action feedback
  • Communicate status on concurrent issues and deadlines

Benefits

  • Work in a cutting-edge technology environment
  • Opportunity to contribute to AI/ML server design
  • Access to advanced lab tools and resources
  • Collaborative team culture with cross-disciplinary engagement
  • Potential for career growth within a leading tech company
Full Job Description
Description

APPLE INC has the following available in Austin, Texas. Design 54V DC power circuitry for data center AI/ML servers, including hot-swap controllers, safety circuitry, and point-of-load 54V DC/DC regulators. Analyze component datasheets and select components for schematic capture. Coordinate layout of highly constrained 16+ layer PCBs, including HDI and fine pitch BGAs. Forecast and plan circuit board design time to meet constrained schedules. Drive design trade-offs across manufacturing, testing, thermal, performance, reliability, battery life, and electrical stakeholders. Perform prototype bring-up, debug, functional verification, and electrical characterization. Use advanced lab tools such as 25 GHz oscilloscopes, network analyzers, and BERT scopes to assess the quality and robustness of electrical designs. Analyze factory-scale data to adjust signal parameters for maximum margin. Review designs of factory test fixtures and ensure manufacturing test plans provide adequate coverage to ensure the design is assembled correctly. Debug issues found in manufacturing, providing feedback on root causes, and identify corrective action for design or manufacturing processes in preparation for high volume production. Communicate and present status on concurrent top issues and deadlines. 40 hours/week.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering or related field and 1 year of experience in the job offered or related occupation.

1 year of experience with each of the following skills is required:

Using high-power electronic load (eLoad) test equipment to test 1000+W 54V DC power circuitry.

Characterizing high-voltage fuse components for use in server power distribution.

Working with product safety engineering to understand test requirements, add appropriate safety features in board design, and understand 3rd party lab capability and setup.

Designing analog circuitry for real-time sensor telemetry feedback to dynamic power control features on SoCs.

Measuring I2C, SPI, UART, clocks, and crystals with high-bandwidth oscilloscopes.

Developing test code using Python to automate system-level validation.

Understanding of NXP microcontroller firmware written in C programming language to debug servers.

Utilizing Cadence System Capture and internal simulation tools to design printed circuit boards.

Understanding of interaction between many integrated circuits on a circuit board, including electrical compatibility, leakage, bus standards, and protocols.

Writing detailed electrical validation plans with specific instructions for each interface on circuit boards.

Preferred Qualifications

N/A

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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