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About the role

Hardware Engineering Intern role supporting electrical & system design and integration across Apple products (Vision Pro, iPhone, iPad, Watch, Mac). Involves assisting in design, integration, implementation, testing, and qualification of electrical sub-systems across multiple domains (camera/touch/display, wireless, ASIC/VLSI, system development, audio/optical, embedded systems, firmware, quality engineering). Internship is for current PhD students with requirement to return to school after internship or this internship being the last requirement for graduation.

Responsibilities

  • Camera/Touch/Display Engineering: Optics, Flat Panel/HW, Touch Mechanical Design; Design & implement experiments validating new materials (optical, mechanical); Optimize for performance and reliability
  • Wireless Technologies: Antenna Design, RF System Level Validation, Automated Software/Tool Development, Optimization of RF Automated Systems, RF Systems Analysis
  • ASIC/VLSI: RTL Design & Implementation, Verification, Integration, Validation, Emulation, Power/Tech & Circuits, CAD, STA, Physical Design, Low Power Design, Signal Integrity, Analog/Mixed Signal, LDV/HDV, DFT
  • System Development: Electrical System Design and Integration, System-Level Testing Support, Schematic Capture, Bug Resolution
  • Audio/Acoustics/Optical: Hardware (Speaker/Microphone) Design, Mechanical Design and Prototyping, System Integration, Noise and Vibration, Audio Feature Design (Software & Machine Learning), Hearing Health, Psychoacoustics and User Studies
  • Embedded Systems: Low-Level Microcontroller Code Development, Prototyping Concepts, Design Verification (FPGA), Streamline Electrical Design
  • Firmware Development: Write/Debug low level firmware, drivers, protocols and other firmware code, developing embedded firmware solutions
  • Quality Engineering

Qualifications

  • Currently pursuing a PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or a related field.
  • At the end of the internship, you must return to school to continue your education or the internship must be the last requirement for you to graduate.
  • Computer system architecture, digital logic design and verification, digital and analog circuit analysis, and Analog IC
  • Chip design and microarchitecture of on-chip interconnection networks
  • Antenna, cellular, wireless, OTA, RF Engineering, high-speed signals, wireless communication theory, and RF circuit design
  • CPU & GPU Architecture
  • Proficiency in one or more of the following: C, C++, Python, Perl, SQL, Assembly, Mac OS X, PH, Obj-C, VHDL, Verilog RTL, Digital Logic Design
  • Experience using measurement equipment such as spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, and oscilloscopes
  • Experience interpreting schematics with physical design and debugging of circuits via FPGA or PCBs
  • Prior internship experience, relevant project experience (group or individual), teaching assistance experience, and/or relevant work experience

Skills

Required:Electrical & system designCamera/Touch/Display engineeringWireless technologiesASIC/VLSISystem developmentEmbedded systemsFirmware development
Nice to have:Audio/Acoustics/OpticalQuality Engineering
Last updated Jul 3, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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