Apple
Electrical Engineer - Camera
$175K–$308K
San Diego, California · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Experience
- At least 3 years of relevant industry experience; preferred qualification states 10 years with an MS or PhD.
- Education
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or related field; preferred: MS or PhD in one of these fields.
About the job
Designs, develops, prototypes, and validates camera hardware components and circuits for Apple products, from image sensors to high-speed interfaces.
What you'll do
- Drive component-level requirements and schematic designs for camera module components; analyze circuit parasitics and tolerances.
- Supervise PCB, Flex, and substrate layouts, addressing power quality, signal integrity, and control-interface challenges.
- Document designs and collaborate with cross-functional teams to prototype, simulate, test, and validate camera hardware.
What they ask for
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
- At least 3 years of relevant industry experience.
- Analog and/or digital circuit design, including schematic capture and/or supervising substrate, rigid PCB, or Flex layout.
- Experience with signal and power integrity, and system integration for grounding, shielding, EMI, EMC, and ESD.
Nice to have
- MS or PhD in a related field with 10 years of relevant industry experience.
- Knowledge or experience with camera hardware layout, high-speed interfaces, lab bring-up and debug, consumer electronics manufacturing, image sensors or image processing, and statistical data analysis.
Pay
$175,000 and $308,500 (base salary)
Tools
image sensors, microcontrollers, AF/OIS drivers, MIPI, DisplayPort, HDMI, PCIE, I2C
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