Apple · 2 months ago
Hardware Engineer - Apple Maps
Cupertino, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$181K/yr - $272K/yr
5+ years expApple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. This role is within the Apple Maps Hardware Team, focusing on designing and building data collection rigs, ensuring complex hardware moves from concept to production, and solving cross-functional challenges in electrical, software, and mechanical engineering.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
Responsibilities
Lead the technical management of external vendors and design partners, driving them to meet our technical, quality, and schedule requirements
Conduct rigorous technical reviews of schematics, layout, and DFM provided by partners to ensure system integrity
Develop and implement comprehensive plans for system validation, characterization, and testing
Lead hands-on bring-up, debugging, and validation of new hardware prototypes in the lab, identifying and driving root-cause analysis for complex issues
Serve as the primary technical point of contact for electrical hardware issues discovered during prototype and production builds
Qualification
Required
BS in Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent
5+ years of industry experience in a hardware development role
Strong electrical engineering fundamentals, with an ability to analyze and debug complex analog, digital, and power systems
Deep experience in system integration, including grounding, shielding, EMI/EMC mitigation, and power distribution strategies
Proven experience overseeing the full PCB development cycle, including specification, architecture, design, simulation, prototype, bring-up, testing, and release to production
Hands-on experience with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, VNAs) for bring-up and debugging of difficult hardware issues
Experience working with microcontrollers and firmware, sufficient to perform system bring-up and debug low-level hardware/software interactions
Ability to drive and mentor junior engineers, fostering best practices in system design and validation
Preferred
Strong desire to dive deep into system level issues and drive problems to closure in a team-based environment with a proactive attitude
Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills for communicating with internal teams and external vendors
Experience managing and resolving technical issues with PCB, component, and assembly vendors
Experience using scripting languages (e.g. Python, Bash) to automate testing and data analysis
Expertise in using low-speed control interfaces (e.g. I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, RS-422) for component configuration and debugging
Familiarity with high-speed interfaces (e.g. PCIe, MIPI D-PHY, DisplayPort) and their design and validation challenges
Exposure to specification and integration of components like PMICs, LDOs, MCUs and FPGAs
Experience in the selection and specification of connectors and custom cabling for power delivery, low-speed control, and high-speed data interfaces
Knowledge of cameras and optical systems, with a focus on CMOS image sensors and opto-mechanical packaging constraints
Knowledge of layout strategies for rigid, rigid-flex and flex PCBs, including good understanding of material selection and stackup trade-offs
Benefits
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
Retirement benefits
A range of discounted products and free services
Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
Relocation
Company
Apple
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