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Senior High-Speed I/O Engineer

Apple· Hardware
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Cupertino, CAFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior engineer responsible for design, development, and deployment of automated metrology and test instrumentation systems for high-speed I/O technologies across Apple’s product portfolio, from NPI to mass production, focusing on data-driven and AI-assisted analytics, cross-functional leadership, and scalable engineering workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Design, specify, bring up, validate, and deploy automated instrument systems for high-speed I/O interfaces (USBC, HDMI, Thunderbolt, and more) across Apple's entire product lineup - from NPI through mass production
  • Partner with System EE, Signal Integrity, Architecture, Firmware, Operations, and Logistics teams to gather requirements and drive test system strategy
  • Collaborate with contract manufacturers and vendors; author SOPs, debug instructions, and technical documentation
  • Own test station development and coverage; support hardware bring-up with deep technical dives into open issues
  • Apply data-driven and AI-assisted approaches to analyze large-scale instrument data and solve complex engineering challenges
  • Perform failure mode and root cause analysis, debugging from system level down to component level
  • Manage escalations and communicate findings to engineering teams and executive stakeholders
  • Support domestic and international travel as needed (up to 20%)

Qualifications

  • BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
  • 7+ years of relevant professional experience
  • Strong software development background, including C, Objective-C, and/or Lua-based library, API, or framework development; application-specific firmware; and scripting
  • Solid command of hardware fundamentals: architecture, block diagrams, schematics, and debug interfaces
  • Experience with high-speed interconnects and signal integrity (USB, Thunderbolt, DisplayPort, HDMI, PCIe)
  • Proven ability to design, bring up, debug, and automate electrical systems

Skills

Required:High-speed I/O test engineeringSoftware developmentRoot cause analysis
Nice to have:Data analysis and AI tooling

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • a range of discounted products and free services
  • reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition
  • discretionary bonuses or commission payments (where eligible)
  • relocation assistance (where eligible)
  • employee stock programs including discretionary RSUs and Employee Stock Purchase Plan eligibility
Last updated Sep 11, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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