Apple · 3 days ago
Hardware Systems Engineering Lead - Biophotonics
Cupertino, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
10+ years expApple is a company known for its innovative products and customer experiences. The Hardware Systems Engineering Lead in Biophotonics will work with cross-functional engineering teams to design and validate new prototype systems, focusing on high-performance analog/mixed signal circuits and PCB implementation.
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Responsibilities
Design and validate high-performance analog/mixed signal circuits that interface with state of the art optical components and meet high level system requirements
Implement a variety of PCBs and flexes that integrate multiple analog and digital circuits into prototype systems
Identify and analyze system tradeoffs of implementation strategies including PCB functionality partitioning, approach to testing and validation, flexibility vs. size/power
Plan electrical engineering work with other leads to define milestones, then guide and focus team members to deliver on time
Facilitate clear, efficient communication within the electrical engineering team and cross-functionally to keep stakeholders in sync
Directly manage individual contributors as appropriate
Qualification
Required
BS degree in EE or related field
Experience designing analog and digital circuits
Experience with various schematic capture tools, such as Eagle, Altium, or Cadence
Experience taking system through a full cycle - architecture, design, fab, bringup, debug, characterization
Experience with standard lab equipment (e.g. multimeters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers)
Preferred
10+ years of industry experience in electrical engineering
Familiarity with systems that include sensitive analog/mixed-signal circuits, FPGAs, and embedded microcontrollers
Experience with circuit simulation tools, such as Hspice, LTspice, or Spectre
Skilled with PCB layout on complex multi-layer boards
Experience working with multiple cross-functional teams (e.g. software, mechanical, optical) to balance design tradeoffs
Experience with supporting factory builds and scaling from hand-built prototypes to 1000s of units
Exposure to various system modeling and simulation tools, such as ANSYS, Verilog A/MS, Simulink, COMSOL
Ability to work effectively in a team environment
Company
Apple
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SVP, Software Engineering
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