System Design & Test Engineer
Apple Inc. - Cupertino
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Cupertino, California, United States Hardware
Description
You will own and lead the system architecture, hardware design, and implementation of product testing on new Apple products from prototype to mass productionYou will lead our organization in developing custom electrical instruments and algorithms, software tools for data analysis, diagnostic tests, or solve any problem or feature in the test process you desire, and design hardware test fixtures both locally and at the factoryYou will work closely with the system design and diagnostics teams early in the product development lifecycle to learn the system architecture, influence product’s DFT (design for test) and provide suggested tests for functionality and performance.Be the technical expert for crafting, understanding, presenting, communicating and debugging, the system testing and testing processes of your productYou will be a key liaison between our organization and the Contract Manufacturers to ensure that our test station hardware and software is validated and ready for manufacturing testingThis position requires the ability to take care of a multifaceted and rapidly changing environment requiring decision-making with ambiguous information.This includes documentation of tests and developing/driving product test plans, specifying test stations and diagnostics for testing product features, and implementing test process control and parametric data collection.
Minimum Qualifications
- B.S. or M.S. EE with 3+ years of experience
- Good understanding analog, digital, and power electronics hardware architectures and design
- Experience in schematic & PCB layout design using Allegro or a similar CAD tool
- Ability to design and debug sophisticated electrical schematics and PCB layouts and propose clear, relevant experiments
- Good oral & written communication skills - be able to communicate complex engineering concepts clearly and concisely to various multi-functional teams and leadership
- Willingness to travel domestically and/or internationally up-to 10% of the time; estimated 8-10 days per trip.
Preferred Qualifications
- Solid understanding of USB 3.2, USB-PD, Display Port, PCIe, I2C, SPI technologies and protocols, and design
- Prior experience with bed of nails test fixture and crafting custom test instruments.
- Basic software engineering experience (writing, editing, debugging Python or LUA scripts, C/C++ etc.)
- Experience in FPGA development (Verilog, SysVerilog, VHDL)
- Prior technical leadership and/or project management experience
- Prior experience of performing parametric data statistical analysis (CPK, GRR etc)
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.
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant .
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