Apple

PCB Designer

Apple$100K — $120K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of industrial experience in flex and/or rigid PCB design
  • Proficient in software tools like Allegro, Altium, and Mentor Graphics
  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
  • Certification in PCB design is a plus
  • Experience in high volume PCB circuit board design
  • Familiarity with design constraints and methodologies
  • Experience with fabrication houses is advantageous

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with design teams to create detailed layouts for rigid and flexible printed circuit boards
  • Evaluate and implement PCB design trends relevant to Apple's technologies
  • Assist designers in solving complex design problems
  • Train PCB designers in specialized areas of design
  • Ensure designs meet quality requirements before manufacturing release
  • Maintain technical coordination with various engineering teams and vendors
  • Participate in discussions on PCB design specifications and trade-offs

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on innovative products at Apple
  • Collaborative and dynamic work environment
  • Mentorship from experienced designers
  • Engagement in evolving design standards
  • Impactful involvement in technology enablement processes
Full Job Description
Our Engineering PCB Services Organization takes pride in supporting board designs for EE Teams at Apple. We have an opportunity for a dynamic, motivated individual with deep understanding of printed circuit board design (PCB), high speed design environments, and the ability to receive guidance from our design engineers to build complex boards. We believe in technology enablement by collaboration and building extraordinary products at Apple.

Collaborating with Design teams in the design and development of complex, detailed layouts of rigid and flexible printed circuit boards using CAE and CAD applications and tools is a key aspect of the role. You would work with multiple Design teams to plan schedules, resolve costs, packaging, manufacturing, and electrical design issues.

Come join us!

Description

Studying PCB design trends and processes, and then evaluate and implement those processes that apply to Apple's core technologies. Conducting design feasibility studies to evaluate the PCB design goals for packaging, cost, manufacturing, and system performance.

Assisting PCB Designers in the resolution of critical design problems. Train Board Designers in specialized areas of PCB design. Developing an Understanding of Apple's design standards for Manufacturing and Test.

Understanding requirements for a quality design and strives to achieve the requirements before releasing the product to manufacturing. Understands the driving PCB technology and process trends and their application to Apple's designs.

Under mentorship of seasoned Designers, being able to perform complex and difficult CAD and CAE tasks requiring extensive skill and knowledge of equipment capabilities, applications techniques, and design limitations.

Maintaining technical coordination with Engineering, Products Design, Test, EMC Engineering and Manufacturing. Resolve PCB design issues with fabrication and manufacturing vendors. Passionately participates in the evolution and definition of Apple's Design for Manufacturing (DFM) guidelines.

Participating in discussions regarding the PCB design specifications and standards with respect to product design, electrical design, manufacturing, and various regulatory agency requirements to figure out design trade-offs necessary to meet design goals and produce high quality PCBs at the lowest cost and within schedule.

Minimum Qualifications

At least 6+ years of industrial experience in designing flex and/or RIGID PC boards

Experience with different software tools - Allegro, Altium, Mentor Graphics etc.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering or relevant field

Certification in PCB is a plus

Experience with Allegro Software Tools is preferred

Experience with designing high volume circuit boards

Understanding of Constraints and design methodologies is a plus

Experience working with Fabrication houses

Prior experience in Consumer Electronics Space is a plus

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.

Apple Careers

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Learn more about Apple
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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