Full-Time
IC Package Integration Lead
Apple
10,001+ employees
Designs and sells hardware and software
No salary listed
San Francisco, CA, USA + 1 more
More locations: Austin, TX, USA
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Travel of 5–10% is required.
Bachelor's
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- A Bachelor of Science degree and 20 or more years of relevant industry experience.
- Work with cross-functional teams and lead package integration and architecture efforts.
- Work with third-party suppliers and outsourced semiconductor assembly and test providers to bring packaging solutions from concept to high-volume manufacturing, including advanced package solutions and specifications.
- Bring innovative packaging solutions from concept to mass production, including package, module, and technology development.
- Lead package co-design efforts with Silicon, Packaging, and Systems engineering teams to ensure packages meet electrical, mechanical, thermal, reliability, and fit requirements.
- Drive package technology development with broad impact, including new technology and structure development, enhanced performance, and lower cost.
- Work with assembly partners on new packages from development and new product introduction through qualification and high-volume production.
- Create package design documentation, design rules, technical risk assessments, package checklists for Silicon technical sign-off, development, and release to production teams.
- Experience in semiconductor packaging design, process development, and technology development.
- Managerial skills and the ability to lead and manage teams.
- Understanding of cross-functional packaging areas including silicon floor planning, package layout and architecture, enabling process technologies, thermal, mechanical, signal integrity, power integrity, materials, component- and system-level reliability, testing, and failure analysis.
- Knowledge of advanced packaging technologies and high-density, high-performance interconnects across form-factor, thermomechanical, reliability, and cost constraints.
- Background and knowledge of cellular, connectivity, or power management unit packaging.
- Strong physics and fundamentals for problem solving.
- Ability to communicate effectively and work with internal cross-functional teams and overseas suppliers.
- Experience with package layout using Cadence APD or Allegro, critical signal integrity and power integrity, thermal considerations, design rules, bills of materials, design for manufacturing, reliability, and cost.
- Ability to work independently and take on projects with minimal supervision.
Apple designs, manufactures, and sells hardware and software across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV, plus services like the App Store, Apple Music, iCloud, and Apple Pay. The products work together through an integrated ecosystem where devices run Apple’s own operating systems and sync data via iCloud, delivering a seamless user experience. It differentiates itself by controlling both hardware and software end-to-end, maintaining a unified design, and expanding services and spatial computing. Its goal is to provide a cohesive, high-quality experience across devices while growing services revenue and expanding its ecosystem.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Cupertino, California
Founded
1976
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Q3 fiscal 2026 revenue hit $109.4 billion; iPhone rose 22% to $54.3 billion.
- Services reached $30.7 billion in Q3 2026, despite FX headwinds, supporting margins.
- Apple Maps ads launched August 2026 in the US and Canada, opening new revenue.
What critics are saying
- Germany's Bundeskartellamt ordered ATT changes in August 2026, with seven-year monitoring and EU rollout.
- Apple guided September-quarter growth to 9%-11%, below Wall Street's 12% forecast.
- Memory shortages threaten iPhone 18 margins and shipments; a missed launch window hits 2026.
What makes Apple unique
- Apple's 2.5 billion-device installed base converts hardware loyalty into recurring Services revenue.
- John Ternus inherits vertical integration across silicon, software, stores, and financing.
- Apple Maps and App Store give Apple owned distribution rivals cannot replicate.
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Apple is reportedly planning to break nearly two decades of tradition by delaying its standard iPhone 18 launch to early 2027 whilst releasing the higher-priced iPhone 18 Pro series this autumn. The move follows memory and chip shortages forcing electronics makers to prioritise devices with better margins. The shift could prove financially strategic for Apple. iPhone revenue reached a record $54.25 billion in the latest quarter, up 21.7% year-over-year, with total company revenue rising 16% to $109.4 billion. However, Apple predicted slower growth of 9%–11% for the September quarter, below Wall Street's 12% forecast, citing "very significant" supply constraints. The news triggered a selloff threatening nearly $500 billion in market value. Global smartphone sales fell 11% in the second quarter as memory shortages drove up prices and dampened demand.