Hardware System Integration Electrical Engineer - Mac
Apple· Hardware
Cupertino, CA$184.7k - $324.8kFull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
System Electrical Engineer for Mac Development platform electrical & system design integration. Design, implement, test, and debug the electrical subsystem of Apple’s all-in-one Mac products within a cross-functional team including mechanical, software, silicon, wireless, camera, sensing, and display teams.
Responsibilities
- Electrical design (schematic capture and PCB layout)
- Simulation, bring-up, debug, and validation for Apple Silicon as it pertains to product implementation
- Schematic capture and coordinating layout of constrained multilayer PCBs including HDI and fine pitch BGAs
- Bring-up, validation, cross-functional team support, and multi-disciplinary collaboration
- Develop domain expertise across various technology areas
- Coordinate design and validation with software/firmware teams on electrical circuits and communication interfaces
Qualifications
- Bachelor in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field with industry level practical work experience
- Strong EE fundamentals with understanding of E&M physics and system architecture
- Working knowledge of I2C/SMBus, SPMI, SPI, I2S/TDM, USB, MIPI, PCIe, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt
- Experience with 25 GHz oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, instrumentation amplifiers, protocol decode
- Circuit design experience across power, digital, analog, high-speed, programmable logic, and/or wireless
- Experience with constrained multilayer PCBs, HDI, fine pitch BGAs, Allegro or similar PCB tools
- Schematic capture and constraint-driven PCB layout (Cadence or equivalent)
- PCB bring-up and debug with lab equipment (soldering, DMM, oscilloscope, logic analyzer)
- Data analysis, data visualization, and script development
- Strong communication, teamwork, curiosity, creativity, integrity, leadership, and learning mindset
- Experience collaborating with software/firmware teams on bring-up, validation and test
Skills
Required:Electrical designPCB layout toolsHDI / fine pitch BGAsHigh-speed digital interfacesLab instrumentationCircuit design (power/digital/analog/high-speed/wireless)Bring-up and validationData analysis and scriptingCommunication and teamwork
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
- Retirement benefits
- Discounted products and free services
- Educational expense reimbursement for career development
- Potential discretionary bonuses or commissions
- Relocation assistance
Last updated Sep 4, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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