iPad Hardware System Electrical Engineer

Summary

Apple's iPad division is seeking to grow its System EE team in China. We are a team of electrical engineers that own responsibility for entire products from concept to ship. We sit at the nexus of Apple's wider engineering team, working cross-functionally with mechanical engineering, software, and other module teams such as wireless, battery, camera, sensing, display, multi-touch, factory test, and silicon engineering. Our core EE responsibilities involve design of the main logic board and flex circuits in the product, along with power conditioning and distribution throughout the system, and further we support NPI activities to push the product to the market.

Minimum Qualifications

BS/MS EE with 3-5+ years overall experience Solid EE fundamentals, grounded in a proven understanding of E&M physics and first principles Experience in circuit design and debug for a variety of domains including power, digital, analog, high-speed communications, programmable logic, and/or wireless Exposure to numerical modeling, simulation, and analysis tools such as SPICE, 2D/3D field solvers, power & signal integrity Schematic capture and constraint-drive PCB layout using Cadence tools or similar Experience with PCB bringup and debug, including new or custom silicon, using standard EE lab equipment: Soldering, DMM, Oscilloscope, Logic Analyzer, Spectrum Analyzer Excellent written and verbal communication/presentation skills in English and Chinese

Preferred Qualifications

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 low-speed and high-speed digital interfaces: I2C/SMBus, SPI, JTAG, I2S/TDM, USB, MIPI, PCIe, HDMI, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt, Ethernet, DDR Memory Solid understanding of power design, especially DC-DC power design, debug and characterization. Understanding of computer architecture and design tradeoffs Automation and data manipulation script development using Python, Lua, and Bash Data analysis and visualization using Python, Tableau, JMP, R, and/or Matlab Beyond technical capability, we prize curiosity, creativity, integrity, leadership, collaboration, and a passion for learning

Description

Day to day tasks involve electrical design, bringup, debug, and validation for iPad products. Routine responsibilities also include factory build support, and multi-disciplinary multi-functional collaboration and negotiation. We are looking for well-rounded candidates with a broad set of skill and interests, and the curiosity to dig deep wherever vital to tackle challenging problems. Opportunities exist to sample a variety of technology areas, and to remain general or specialize over time, developing domain expertise.