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Power Delivery Engineer - iPhone

Austin, TXOnsiteFull TimePosted 2 months agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • EE fundamentals
  • problem solving skills
  • power electronics
  • DC-DC converters
  • LDOs
  • power
  • analog
  • integrated circuit design
  • process development
  • analytical methodology

Nice to have

  • conceptual phase
  • product ramp-up
  • mass production
  • reliability
  • complex power distribution networks
  • sophisticated power conversion systems

Role summary

Apple is seeking a Hardware Engineer - System Technologies for the iPhone Hardware Engineering team. This multi-disciplinary role involves defining and establishing system power architecture requirements for new products, providing architectural guidance to cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will have strong EE fundamentals, experience in power electronics design (DC-DC converters, LDOs), power management IC architecture, and board-level testing. Preferred qualifications include experience with PDN design, circuit/EM simulation tools, and taking projects from concept to mass production.

The people here at Apple don't just create products - they create the kind of wonder that's revolutionized entire industries. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Every single day, people do amazing things at Apple. Do you want to impact billions of users by developing an extraordinary product with a prime focus on accuracy, understandability, and performance of the product? Dynamic, Inspiring people and Innovative technologies are the norm here. The iPhone Hardware Engineering team is seeking a hardworking and passionate electrical engineer for the position of Hardware Engineer - System Technologies. This position is a multi-disciplinary and cross-functional lead engineering role encompassing different aspects of power conversion system designs. If this sounds interesting to you, then we would like to hear from You.

Description


The ideal candidate will collaborate with and provide architectural guidance to cross-functional engineering teams in defining and establishing system power architecture requirements for new products. The role may occasionally involve domestic and international travel.

Minimum Qualifications


3+ years of experience, BS/MS in relevant fields Must have strong EE fundamentals and problems solving skills Must have experience in power electronics related design and development, including DC-DC converters and LDOs. Knowledge of power, analog and integrated circuit design fundamentals, process development, and analytical methodology for high-quality designs Experience in architecture design of complex power conversion systems or power management ICs. Strong laboratory board-level testing, debugging and validation experience with lab equipments, such as oscilloscopes, electronic loads, and signal generators. Ability to employ scientific and systematic methods to troubleshoot and drive resolutions of multi-disciplinary system issues. Experience in layout planning and routing strategies. Ability to relate electrical performance to physical layout and system level solutions, including passive components and controls. Experience in cross-functional collaboration

Preferred Qualifications


7+years of experience, PhD in relevant fields Experience in taking projects from the conceptual phase through product ramp-up and mass production. Knowledge and work experience of various integrated circuit process technologies, design flows, reliability, and other related topics. Experience performing or guiding complex power distribution networks (PDN) design for sophisticated power conversion systems. Knowledge and Hands-on experience in circuit and EM simulation tools, such as Cadence/Sigrity, ADS/Spice/Spectre, Ansys HFSS/Maxwell/SIWave, and CST.

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