Component Engineer

Summary

Imagine what you could do. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Every single day, people do amazing things at Apple. Do you want to impact billions of users by developing an extraordinary product with a prime focus on accuracy, understandability, and performance of the product? Dynamic, inspiring people and innovative technologies are the norm here. The Component Engineering team at Apple is responsible for identifying, documenting, and releasing efficient electrical components from a variety of commodities for our hardware products. The team is a multi-functional extension of System Integration Electrical Engineering team, focusing on ensuring that the best components are selected for every electrical component in the product's design. We have an opportunity for a Component Engineer to join our team to drive the component selection process and perform in a consultative manner as the domain expert. Come join us!

Minimum Qualifications

BSEE required Good understanding/working knowledge of electrical components (passives, FETs, memory, regulators, etc.) 1-3 years of industry experience in an electrical engineering role or at least 1 internship.

Preferred Qualifications

Ability to multi-task and to stay on schedule Solutions initiator Strong communication skills, both written and oral

Description

In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on the intricate and complex issues impacting delivery for best-in-class Apple devices. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: project team support across electrical commodities as the resident component expert supporting New Product Introduction (NPI) by developing and qualifying new components, tracking vendor roadmaps, suggesting alternate component solutions, negotiating/documenting/releasing technical specifications. Other areas of focus may involve: locating and qualifying new potential component suppliers, evaluating issues and risks to the project, coordinating and tracking all component root cause failure analysis and implementing corrective action, commodity research which would include identifying supply chain opportunities.