Summary

Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there’s no telling what you could accomplish! Dynamic, smart people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it. Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product. Do you love working on challenges that no one has solved yet? The Biophotonics EE team at Apple builds innovative prototype hardware systems that have never been made before. The team features a collaborative and hands-on environment that fosters engineering excellence, creativity, and innovation. This role requires an engineer who is not afraid to take on new challenges and knows how to balance creativity with practicality. You will work with members of the cross-functional engineering team to define and implement custom hardware that drives our prototype platforms. You will convert high level feature requests and challenging technical requirements to realizable designs, while balancing implementation tradeoffs to build complex hardware that live up to high expectations.

Minimum Qualifications

BS in EE or related field
Experience using standard lab equipment (e.g. oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzer, multimeters etc.)
Experience designing or simulating circuits such as for PCBs or ICs

Preferred Qualifications

3+ years of industry experience in Electrical Engineering
Experience with schematic capture tools, such as Eagle, Altium, or Cadence and PCB layout on complex multi-layer boards
Experience with bringup and testing of PCBs with analog sensors, ADCs, FPGAs
Proficiency in rapid prototyping of circuits, debugging noise pickup, and experience with challenging designs and debugs
Experience with automating data collection, scripting using Python or MATLAB, and circuit simulation using LTspice, Spectre or similar
Strong Electrical Engineering background with good understanding of fundamentals of analog and mixed signal design, digital design, communication interfaces
Strong analytical skills and ability to work well in a collaborative, multidisciplinary team environment

Description

As a Hardware Systems Engineer, you will have the following responsibilities: •Build proof-of-concept and prototype hardware and design EE solutions such as circuits, tests, or calibration procedures to meet functional and performance objectives •Perform schematic capture, review layout, and create and execute bring-up and validation plans for complex, mixed-signal PCBs •Collaborate within EE and with the cross-functional team to perform failure analysis and investigate root-cause for issues in optoelectronic systems •Develop automation for validation, testing, and characterization of PCBs

Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $143,100 and $264,200, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Hardware Systems Engineer

Biophotonics

Apple

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