Apple
System Electrical Architect (Input Devices)
$185K–$325K
Cupertino, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 8, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years in hardware system design or electrical architecture.
- Education
- BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or related field.
About the job
Defines electrical system architecture for next-generation Mac input devices, from initial concepts and prototypes through mass production.
What you'll do
- Lead electrical architecture and integrate sensing, haptics, and power management in constrained form factors.
- Partner with mechanical and firmware teams on co-design, interfaces, system optimization, and issue resolution.
- Investigate technical bottlenecks, guide root-cause analysis, and make design trade-offs across performance, power, space, and cost.
What they ask for
- BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or a related field, with 7+ years of experience in hardware system design or electrical architecture.
- Strong electrical engineering fundamentals and understanding of system architecture and design trade-offs.
- Experience with schematic capture, component selection, digital interfaces, constrained multilayer PCBs, and rigid-flex designs.
- Hands-on proficiency with advanced lab tools and a track record taking complex systems from concept to mass production with cross-functional teams.
Nice to have
- Allegro; high-precision sensing, haptics and actuation, power architecture, mechanical/electrical co-design, or SI/PI/EMC expertise.
Pay
$184,700 to $324,800 USD base salary
Tools
I2C, I2S, SPI, USB, MIPI, PCIe, Thunderbolt, Allegro
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