Apple
Sensing HW Design Electrical Engineer
$185K–$325K
San Francisco Bay Area, California · Full-time · Posted Sep 4, 2026
- Experience
- A minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience.
- Education
- BS
About the job
Designs and validates prototype electrical hardware systems for future computer vision, machine learning, and photography applications, from concept through manufacturing and use.
What you'll do
- Design electrical circuits and systems, lead PCB layout, and build proof-of-concept and prototype hardware.
- Plan and execute design bring-up and validation; debug and support prototypes.
- Coordinate with hardware and software teams and contract manufacturers, documenting work from concept through manufacturing and use.
What they ask for
- Electronics experience with processor peripheral interfaces, including PCIe, USB, I2C, SPI, storage, high-speed serial interfaces, and power supply design.
- Strong working knowledge of Signal and Power Integrity and protocols for PCB layout and construction.
- Experience using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and multi-meters.
- BS and a minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience.
Nice to have
- Electronics experience with SOC’s, microcontrollers, microprocessors (ARM), FPGA’s, camera electrical protocols, and sensors or transducers.
- Experience taking designs from concept through manufacturing and test, performing mechanical assembly for quick prototypes, and bringing up, debugging, and validating digital designs.
Pay
$184,700 and $324,800 USD base salary
Tools
PCIe, USB, I2C, SPI, ARM, FPGA’s, MIPI, LVDS
AI focus
Designs prototype hardware supporting Computer Vision, Machine Learning, and Photography applications.
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