Hardware Systems Design Engineer iPad

The iPad Hardware Team in Austin TX is looking for engineers who are motivated by the opportunity to take on big challenges. Apply your skills in electrical engineering system integration and collaboration with cross-functional teams to make design decisions that will benefit millions of iPad users worldwide!nnOur team of System Electrical Engineers own entire products from concept definition through shipping to customers. We sit at the center of Apples wider engineering team working collaboratively with mechanical engineering software silicon engineering and other module teams such as wireless battery camera sensing display and factory team is collaborative creative and passionate about what we do and the products we join us!nnn

This is a unique hardware design position that starts at product concept and continues all the way through to mass will be at the center of iPad product development with a critical impact on overall design. nnDay to day tasks involve electrical design simulation bringup debug and validation for iPads. Routine responsibilities also include factory build support and working with multi-functional technology teams in a fast-paced environment. nnThere will be opportunities for international travel.n

Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical / Computer Engineering or equivalentn3 years of relevant industry experience designing consumer electronics and/or embedded systems; working with dynamic multi-functional teamsnStrong EE fundamentals (analog and digital design signal/power integrity etc)nComfortable in a lab environment using oscilloscopes spectrum analyzers

Hands-on experience in prototyping bring-up debug and validationnSchematic capture and rigid/flexible PCB layoutnAbility to analyze solutions and make system design trade-offsnLow voltage power regulation and deliverynDemonstrated ability to understand technology and debug problems at varying levels of abstraction from the system-level down to the silicon/transistor levelnSolid understanding of design and validation requirements for common interfaces (e.g. I2C SPI JTAG I2S) and preferably high-speed interfaces (e.g. USB MIPI PCIe HDMI DP Thunderbolt DDR Memory Ethernet)nUnderstanding of computer architecture and design tradeoffsnExposure to numerical modeling simulation and analysis tools such as Spice 2d/3d field solvers power u0026 signal integritynUse of scripting languages to assist with hardware development and data analysisnBeyond technical capability we prize curiosity creativity integrity leadership collaboration and a passion for learningnExcellent written and verbal communication/presentation skillsnn