Hardware Systems Design Engineer - iPad

This is a unique hardware design position that starts at product concept and continues all the way through to mass production.You will be at the center of iPad product development with a critical impact on overall design.

Day to day tasks involve electrical design, simulation, bringup, debug, and validation for iPads. Routine responsibilities also include factory build support, and working with multi-functional technology teams in a fast-paced environment.

There will be opportunities for international travel.

Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical / Computer Engineering or equivalent
3+ years of relevant industry experience designing consumer electronics and/or embedded systems; working with dynamic multi-functional teams
Strong EE fundamentals (analog and digital design, signal/power integrity, etc)
Comfortable in a lab environment using oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, etc.

Hands-on experience in prototyping, bring-up, debug and validation
Schematic capture and rigid/flexible PCB layout
Ability to analyze solutions and make system design trade-offs
Low voltage power regulation and delivery
Demonstrated ability to understand technology and debug problems at varying levels of abstraction, from the system-level down to the silicon/transistor level
Solid understanding of design and validation requirements for common interfaces (e.g. I2C, SPI, JTAG, I2S) and preferably high-speed interfaces (e.g. USB, MIPI, PCIe, HDMI, DP, Thunderbolt, DDR Memory, Ethernet)
Understanding of computer architecture and design tradeoffs
Exposure to numerical modeling, simulation, and analysis tools such as Spice, 2d/3d field solvers, power & signal integrity
Use of scripting languages to assist with hardware development, and data analysis
Beyond technical capability, we prize curiosity, creativity, integrity, leadership, collaboration, and a passion for learning
Excellent written and verbal communication/presentation skills

The iPad Hardware Team in Austin, TX is looking for engineers who are motivated by the opportunity to take on big challenges. Apply your skills in electrical engineering, system integration, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to make design decisions that will benefit millions of iPad users worldwide!

Our team of System Electrical Engineers own entire products from concept definition through shipping to customers. We sit at the center of Apple’s wider engineering team, working collaboratively with mechanical engineering, software, silicon engineering and other module teams such as wireless, battery, camera, sensing, display, and factory test.

Our team is collaborative, creative and passionate about what we do and the products we make.

Come join us!

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