Apple

System Electrical Architect (Input Devices)

Apple$150K — $180K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or related field
  • 7+ years of experience in hardware system design or electrical architecture
  • Strong EE fundamentals with a deep understanding of system architecture
  • Experience in schematic capture and component selection across diverse domains
  • Deep knowledge of low-speed and high-speed digital interfaces
  • Experience with constrained multilayer PCBs and rigid-flex designs
  • Hands-on proficiency with advanced lab tools for validation and protocol decoding

Responsibilities

  • Lead the electrical architecture for next-generation input technologies
  • Propose innovative architectural concepts based on design goals
  • Drive new technology investigations with a collaborative approach
  • Partner with mechanical and firmware engineers for co-design
  • Iterate and optimize hardware continuously
  • Define system requirements rather than just designing circuits
  • Manage complex systems from concept to mass production

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment
  • Opportunities for technology investigations
  • Chance to work on next-generation input technologies
  • Engagement in multi-disciplinary design approach
  • Direct partnership with engineering teams across various domains
Full Job Description
Description

In this highly collaborative and impactful role, you will lead the electrical architecture for next-generation input technologies. Input devices sit at the complex intersection of electrical, mechanical, and firmware/software engineering. You will not just be designing circuits. You will be defining the system. Based on design goals, you will propose innovative architectural concepts, drive new technology investigations, and partner with mechanical engineers and firmware engineers to continuously iterate, co-design, and optimize hardware.

Minimum Qualifications

BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, or related field with 7+ years of experience in hardware system design or electrical architecture.

Strong EE fundamentals (E&M physics, first principles) with a deep understanding of system architecture and design tradeoffs.

Experience in schematic capture and component selection across diverse domains (power, digital, analog, high-speed, wireless).

Deep knowledge of low-speed and high-speed digital interfaces (e.g., I2C, I2S, SPI, USB, MIPI, PCIe, Thunderbolt).

Experience with highly constrained multilayer PCBs (HDI, fine-pitch BGA) and rigid-flex designs (Allegro preferred).

Hands-on proficiency with advanced lab tools (high-bandwidth oscilloscopes, VNAs, BERT) for bring-up, validation, and protocol decode.

Proven track record of taking complex systems from concept to mass production, collaborating tightly with FW, SW, and ME teams.

Preferred Qualifications

Sensing Expertise: High-precision AFE design for weak signals (capacitive touch, strain gauges, piezo).

Haptics & Actuation: Drive circuitry for LRA/Piezo/VCM, H-bridge design, and closed-loop resonance tracking.

Power Architecture: Designing ultra-low noise power for sensitive analog circuits while managing massive transient currents from actuators.

ME/EE Co-Design: Familiarity with mechanical resonance, damping and key requirements for capacitive/inductive-based sensing.

SI/PI/EMC: Resolving severe signal/power integrity and ESD/EMI challenges in constrained, user-facing environments.

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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154,000 employees
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Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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