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Hardware Design Engineer

Apple· Hardware
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Sunnyvale$129.3k - $225.3kFull-timePosted 3d ago

About the role

Wireless Hardware-focused role responsible for end-to-end hardware design of wireless subsystems, including architecture, schematic design, bring-up, characterization, and production validation, with collaboration across silicon, software, and platform teams and external chipset vendors.

Responsibilities

  • Define system interconnects and power supply architectures in collaboration with silicon and platform teams; implement in product schematics and layout
  • Design and validate power supply application circuits, including load step response, ripple, accuracy, and stability analysis
  • Bring up, characterize (performance and power), and validate new digital interfaces and protocols on pre-silicon platforms and first silicon
  • Develop functional test coverage in bare-metal firmware to stress-test wireless chipsets during silicon bring-up and validation
  • Drive root-cause analysis and debug for hardware issues surfaced by test, validation, and cross-functional teams
  • Collaborate with external chipset vendors on integration and verification plans

Qualifications

  • Minimum requirement of a bachelors degree
  • Good understanding of protocol specifications for communication interfaces like PCIe, MIPI, I2C, SPI, UART etc.
  • Experience with power supply/power management and power distribution networks
  • Hands on debug experience with usage of modern lab equipment (DSOs, Logic Analyzers, Protocol Analyzers)

Skills

Required:System interconnects and power supply architecturesPower supply design and analysisDigital interfaces and protocolslab equipment debugging
Nice to have:Bare-metal firmware

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Discounted products and free services
  • Educational expense reimbursement including tuition
  • Discretionary bonuses or commission payments (potential)
  • Relocation assistance (potential)
  • Apple Employee Stock Purchase Plan and stock program eligibility
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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