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Data Center Hardware Engineering - Hardware System Integration Engineer

Apple· Hardware
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Sunnyvale$184.7k - $324.8kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Hardware System Integration Engineer responsible for end-to-end hardware engineering lifecycle for high-performance compute designs, from specification and schematic capture to board bring-up, validation, and factory build support, collaborating across mechanical, power, software, firmware, silicon, and reliability teams.

Responsibilities

  • Lead hardware system design and schematic capture for high-performance compute platforms, including board layout guidance and design constraint management
  • Perform signal integrity simulation, board bring-up, and hands-on debug from system-level down to the transistor level
  • Develop and maintain functional specifications, validation procedures, and integration documentation for complex system designs
  • Execute validation of high-speed digital interfaces (PCIe, Ethernet, USB, DDR, and others) including compliance testing and protocol analysis
  • Partner cross-functionally with mechanical, firmware, software, silicon, and reliability teams to balance design tradeoffs and meet program requirements
  • Support factory builds and sustaining engineering activities through mass production
  • Drive issues to root cause through systematic debugging using EE lab equipment (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, spectrum analyzer, DMM)

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent work experience
  • 7+ years of relevant industry work experience in hardware or systems engineering
  • Working knowledge of common low-speed and high-speed digital interfaces: I2C/SMBus, SPI, JTAG, USB, PCIe, Ethernet (SGMII, RMII, QSFP), and DDR memory
  • Broad circuit design experience across multiple domains: power, digital, analog, high-speed communications, and/or programmable logic
  • Experience with PCB bring-up and characterization using standard EE lab equipment (soldering, DMM, oscilloscope, logic analyzer, spectrum analyzer)
  • Demonstrated ability to debug complex hardware issues from the system level down to the circuit/transistor level
  • Outstanding written, verbal, and visual communication skills, with experience producing functional specs, integration procedures, and technical documentation
  • High-speed PCB design experience with 10+ layer boards, including PCB material selection and stackup definition
  • Proficiency with schematic entry and high-speed PCB layout constraint management using Cadence tools or equivalent
  • Hands-on PCIe, 100-GbE, USB3/USB4, or similar high-speed serial protocol experience, including compliance testing and protocol analyzer debug
  • Familiarity with computer architecture concepts and hardware design tradeoffs
  • Experience developing automation or data manipulation scripts

Skills

Required:Schematic capture

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • discounted products and free services
  • reimbursement for eligible educational expenses
  • potential discretionary bonuses or commission payments
  • relocation assistance
  • employee stock programs (RSUs) and stock purchase plan eligibility
Last updated Aug 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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