Apple
Hardware Systems Engineer
$129K–$225K
Cupertino, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years of relevant industry experience focused on hardware system design.
- Education
- BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering required.
About the job
Designs and integrates electrical hardware systems for future Apple products, from architecture and prototyping through validation and manufacturing readiness.
What you'll do
- Own electrical architecture; create schematics and layouts for constrained multilayer PCBs.
- Lead prototype bring-up, debugging, verification, electrical characterization, and design validation.
- Analyze factory data and manufacturing issues, driving root-cause analysis and corrective actions before high-volume production.
What they ask for
- BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering and 2+ years of relevant industry experience focused on hardware system design.
- Strong EE fundamentals and circuit knowledge, including DC/DC conversion, power and signal integrity, and analog/digital design.
- Hands-on electrical design experience, including component selection, circuit design, schematic capture, and component placement.
- Proficiency in standard interfaces (PCIe, USB, I2C, Thunderbolt, SPI, UART, HDMI) and hands-on lab equipment experience for bring-up, debugging, and validation.
Nice to have
- Experience taking consumer electronics designs from concept to mass production.
- Deep expertise in CPU, GPU, or RF design; scripting and statistical data analysis experience are also noted as pluses.
Pay
$129,300 and $225,300 USD base salary
Tools
PCIe, USB, I2C, Thunderbolt, SPI, UART, HDMI, JMP
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