Apple
Data Center Hardware Engineering — Hardware System Integration Engineer
Austin, Texas · Full-time · Posted Sep 14, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of relevant industry work experience; 7+ years is listed as a preferred qualification.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
About the job
Designs and integrates server hardware platforms from schematic capture and board bring-up through validation, factory builds, and mass production.
What you'll do
- Design server main logic and companion boards; perform signal-integrity simulation, bring-up, validation, and hardware debugging.
- Develop functional specifications, validation plans, procedures, and integration documentation; test high-speed interfaces.
- Collaborate across engineering and manufacturing teams, support NPI and factory builds, and apply DFM/DFT/DFA principles.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
- Working knowledge of I2C/SMBus, SPI, JTAG, USB, PCIe, Ethernet, and DDR memory interfaces.
- Circuit design experience across multiple domains and experience with PCB bring-up and characterization using standard EE lab equipment.
- Demonstrated ability to debug complex hardware issues and produce technical documentation.
Nice to have
- High-speed PCB design experience with 10+ layer boards and proficiency with Cadence tools or equivalent.
- Experience with server or data center platforms, high-speed serial protocols, Python scripting, or vendor/ODM/CM engagement.
Tools
I2C/SMBus, SPI, JTAG, USB, PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, Cadence
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