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Hardware Systems Engineer - Board Design

Apple· Hardware
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Cupertino$115.8k - $194.7kfull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Hardware Systems Engineer role in Apple’s Silicon Technologies group focusing on high-speed board design, test and characterization, and debugging within the silicon engineering effort for next-generation processor and SoC development.

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 program with 0 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. Preferably FPGA design experience
  • 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 capture and circuit designLayout and routing constraintsPower and signal integrity analysisHigh-speed interface designDebug and bring-upRTL (Verilog/VHDL)
Nice to have:FPGA and CPLD development

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • discounted products and free services
  • education reimbursement including tuition
  • discretionary bonuses or commission payments and relocation may be eligible
  • employee stock purchase plan eligibility
  • discretionary employee stock unit awards
Last updated Sep 18, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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