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Apple Hardware System Integration Engineer - AirPods in Austin, Texas
Hardware System Integration Engineer - AirPods
Austin,Texas,United States
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At Apple, new ideas have a way of quickly becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences. Sound is an essential and compelling facet of the customer experience. Apple is assembling a world-class team of engineers who obsesses over the delivery of products that enables our customers to experience music with delight and communicate with clarity. The AirPods System HW team consists of outstanding electrical engineers who own and deliver electronic solutions by closely collaborating with multi-functional teams such as industrial design, product design, technologies and manufacturing. The small form factor of these products enables us to innovate in every aspect of product development that includes areas like advanced physical architectures, new RF technologies and highly power-optimized IC development. We are a diverse team of electrical engineers with a passion for audio, music and product development.
Description
Seeking hardworking engineers who will be responsible for owning aspects of system HW development like driving product architectures, PCB/flex design, crafting optimized system validation plans, owning manufacturing test requirements, prototype bringup and testing, data analysis and issue debug. Some travel to support manufacturing is part of the role. Experienced team members will get to influence future AirPod architectures based on learnings from successfully executing their programs.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
2+ years relevant industry experience designing electronics and/or embedded systems
Strong Electrical Engineering fundamentals (analog/digital design, signal/power integrity, etc.)
Hands-on experience in prototyping, bring-up, debug and validation
Comfortable in a lab environment using oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, frequency counters, etc.
Key Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with high volume products / consumer electronics from proof of concept to mass production; prior experience in working with contract manufacturers highly desirable
Expertise in board and flex designs including schematic and layout with strong abilities to implement to a timeline and deliver high quality designs
Knowledge in one or more of the following areas: CPU/SOC, power(DC-DC converters, battery, power management, low power design), inductive power, analog circuits, audio, RF integration and measurement, sensor design and integration, ESD safety
Python/scripting experience
Design validation including bench analysis for proving performance to factory test for guaranteeing quality
Experience working with mechanical design, software, reliability, manufacturing, and operations organizations is desirable
Experience with challenging and multi-disciplinary failure analysis
Excellent written skills for clear reporting of data analysis and conclusions
Education & Experience
Additional Requirements
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