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Hardware Systems Engineer - Board Design

Apple· Silicon Technologies
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Cupertino, CA, Austin, TX$150.4k - $277.6kFull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Hardware Systems Engineer focusing on high-speed board design for next-generation Power/SoC solutions within Apple's Silicon Validation Hardware team. Responsibilities include schematic capture, board bring-up, test/characterization, and debugging of complex systems to enable high-performance, power-efficient processors and SoCs.

Responsibilities

  • Developing specifications based on requirements from cross-functional teams
  • Schematic capture, circuit design, definition of layout and routing constraints, design review and simulation
  • FPGA and CPLD development
  • Board bring-up, testing and characterization, and debug
  • Power and signal integrity analysis
  • High-speed interface design and characterization
  • Debug a wide range of issues on test boards and production systems

Qualifications

  • BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related degree with 3 years of experience
  • Experience with schematic level board design
  • Understanding board bringup and debug strategies
  • Strong fundamentals in EE concepts; transistor operation, signal integrity and transmission lines, timing analysis, digital logic
  • RTL experience using Verilog or VHDL; FPGA design experience preferred
  • Proficiency with standard hardware lab equipment including scopes, logic and spectrum analyzers, signal generators, eLoads and protocol analyzers
  • Test automation expertise using Perl/Tcl/Python

Skills

Required:Schematic captureBoard bring-up and debugPower integritySignal integrityVerilog/VHDL RTLLab equipmentTest automation (Perl/Tcl/Python)
Nice to have:FPGA design

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • discounted products and free services
  • reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition
  • potential discretionary bonuses or commission payments
  • relocation support
  • Apple shareholder eligibility through stock programs
Last updated Aug 28, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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