Apple
Systems Debug Engineer – Data Center HWE
$150K–$278K
Sunnyvale, California · Full-time · Posted Aug 13, 2026
- Experience
- 4–8 years; preferred alternative: MS degree with 3–5 years of relevant experience.
- Education
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Supports data center development by building, testing, debugging, and preparing hardware platforms for deployment at scale.
What you'll do
- Triage escalations and perform root-cause analysis across hardware, firmware, and system issues.
- Set up and test custom and OEM hardware, pilot proof-of-concept platforms, and document results.
- Build automation and analysis tools, create escalation reports, and support lab and downstream team adoption.
What they ask for
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- 4–8 years in systems engineering, hardware integration, or manufacturing engineering in a server or HPC environment.
- Hands-on SoC troubleshooting, board-level debug, failure analysis, and diagnostics; experience in scaled lab environments.
- Proficiency in Python and Bash (or equivalent), plus server architecture, firmware upgrades, OS-level debugging, and provisioning/boot processes.
Nice to have
- MS degree with 3–5 years of relevant experience.
- NPI experience with data center server hardware, custom ASICs/SoCs, or high-density server environments.
Pay
USD $150,400–$277,600 base salary
Tools
Python, Bash, Ansible, SEL, UEFI, DHCP, DNS, PXE/Netboot
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