Hardware Development Engineer

Job description

Imagine what you can do here. Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their lives best work. Together we create products and experiences people once couldn't have imagined, and now, can't imagine living without. It's the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. Minimum Qualifications: Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering or related field and 6 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation. 4 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: Designing, simulating and validating, analog front-end circuits for voltage, current, charge and temperature sensing, power electronics including safety protection circuits, FET drivers, DC/DC converters and switching regulators, using SPICE-based simulators (Cadence Spectre, PSpice, LTspice, ANSYS, etc.), mathematical modeling tools (MATLAB) and lab equipment (oscilloscope, SMUs, power analyzer, E-load, thermal camera, etc.) Designing manufacturing-ready schematics, multi-layer mixed-signal PCBs with analog + digital components with Cadence Allegro. Using Power DC/Celsius to check PCB layout performance including signal integrity, DCR, grounding and thermal rise. Defining battery management hardware interactions (MCUs, ADCs, SMBus/I2C) with firmware and develop test SOP and script using embedded tooling (JTAG debugger, U-Link, Aardvark) and programming languages (C/C++) Bringing up and debugging early prototypes using logic/protocol analyzer, DAQ system. Using Lock In Thermography, CT scan/Xray, Focused Ion Beam, etc., to perform failure-mode analysis to identify any short, leakage or crack in the system. Writing scripts to automate electrical testing, log parsing and statistical analysis and build repeatable workflow for design validation and verification using Python, Verilog, Shell scripting, or JMP. Using PLM systems including Agile, Jira, or Confluence to collaborate with manufacturing and suppliers to review DFM (Design for manufacturing), validate builds, write engineering specs, resolve and track failures and define component and system specifications. Applying presentation and communication skills to use Keynote and Numbers to write clear validation plans, debug reports, design reviews and work effectively with cross-functional teams including product define, reliability, safety and DFM team. Leading projects and taking more than one design from the concept stage to prototype, validation, and production stage while working with fast product cycles. Preferred Qualifications: N/A