Job Details

HW Systems Engineer – Biophotonics

Cupertino, California, United States

Hardware

Summary

Posted: Apr 03, 2025

Role Number: 200581706

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The Biophotonics EE team at Apple builds innovative prototype hardware systems that have never been made before. The team features a collaborative and hands-on environment that fosters engineering excellence, creativity, and innovation.

This role requires an engineer who is not afraid to take on new challenges and knows how to balance creativity with practicality. You will work with members of the cross-functional engineering team to define and implement custom hardware that drives our prototype platforms. You will convert high level feature requests and challenging technical requirements to realizable designs, while balancing implementation tradeoffs to build complex hardware that live up to high expectations.

Description

As a HW Systems Engineer, you will have the following responsibilities:

Build proof-of-concept and prototype hardware and design EE solutions such as circuits, tests, or calibration procedures to meet functional and performance objectives

Perform schematic capture, review layout, and create and execute bring-up and validation plans for complex, mixed-signal PCBs

Collaborate within EE and with the cross-functional team to perform failure analysis and investigate root-cause for issues in optoelectronic systems

Develop automation for validation, testing, and characterization of PCBs

Minimum Qualifications

• BS in EE or related field

• Experience with schematic capture tools, such as Eagle, Altium, or Cadence and PCB layout on complex multi-layer boards

• Experience with hand-on bringup and testing of PCBs with analog sensors, ADCs, FPGAs and using standard lab equipment (e.g. oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzer, multimeters etc.)

• Experience designing or simulating circuits such as for PCBs or ICs

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of industry experience in Electrical Engineering

• Strong Electrical Engineering background with good understanding of fundamentals of analog and mixed signal design, digital design, communication interfaces

• Experience with PCB layout extractions and circuit simulation using LTspice, Spectre, or similar and is a plus

• Proficiency in rapid prototyping of circuits, debugging noise pickup, and experience with challenging designs and debugs

• Experience with automating data collection, scripting using Python or MATLAB is a plus

• Strong analytical skills and ability to work well in a collaborative, multidisciplinary team environment.

Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $175,800 and $312,200, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.Learn more about Apple Benefits. (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html)

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