System Design Engineer
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As a System Design Engineer, you will design hardware to validate board-level system functionality and electrical performance of new Apple products. Working cross-functionally with design, firmware, software, and operations teams, you will play a key role in ensuring Apple's quality standards are exceeded and our customers receive the best possible product experience.
Lead the design of custom hardware testing fixtures, software (firmware and/or FPGA IP), and instrumentation critical to Apple's product integrity. Drive the development of testing hardware and software instrumentation in parallel with product design timelines. Develop a deep understanding of the full product architecture at both the hardware and system level to deliver complete and thorough testing solutions.
Collaborate cross-functionally with design, firmware, software, and operations teams to develop and test groundbreaking products. Apply strong communication skills and technical expertise to lead cross-functional efforts from concept through execution.
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent Good understanding analog, digital, and power electronics hardware architectures and design Experience in schematic & PCB layout design using Allegro or a similar CAD tool Ability to design and debug complex electrical schematics and PCB layouts and propose clear, relevant experiments Good oral & written communication skills - be able to communicate complex engineering concepts clearly and concisely to various cross functional teams and leadership Willingness to travel domestically and/or internationally up-to 10% of the time; estimated 8-10 days per trip.
Working knowledge of USB 3. 2, USB-PD, Display Port, PCIe, I2C, SPI technologies and protocols, and design Prior experience with bed of nails test fixture and designing custom test instruments. Basic software engineering experience (writing, editing, debugging Python or LUA scripts, C/ C++ etc.)
Experience in FPGA development (Verilog, SysVerilog, VHDL) Prior technical leadership and/or project management experience Prior experience of performing parametric data statistical analysis (CPK, GRR etc)