Apple
Senior High-Speed I/O Engineer
$185K–$325K
Cupertino, California · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 10, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years of relevant professional experience.
- Education
- BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Designs and deploys automated test instrumentation for high-speed I/O systems across Apple products, from new product introduction through mass production.
What you'll do
- Develop, validate, and deploy automated test systems; own test station development, coverage, and hardware bring-up.
- Partner with engineering, operations, vendors, and manufacturers to define test strategies and produce technical documentation.
- Analyze instrument data using data-driven and AI-assisted methods; debug failures and communicate findings to stakeholders.
What they ask for
- BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Strong software development background, including C, Objective-C, and/or Lua-based library, API, or framework development; application-specific firmware; and scripting.
- Solid command of hardware fundamentals, including architecture, block diagrams, schematics, and debug interfaces.
- Experience with high-speed interconnects and signal integrity, and ability to design, bring up, debug, and automate electrical systems.
Nice to have
- MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Familiarity with test methodology, statistical analysis, and Gauge R&R (GRR); consumer electronics manufacturing experience is a plus.
Pay
USD 184,700–USD 324,800 base salary
Tools
C, Objective-C, Lua, USB, Thunderbolt, DisplayPort, HDMI, PCIe
AI focus
Applies AI-assisted approaches to analyze large-scale instrument data and solve engineering challenges; experience developing or integrating AI tooling to improve engineering workflows is preferred.
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