
iPhone Hardware System Design Electrical Engineer
Required skills
- BS Electrical/Computer Engineering
- 5+ years industry experience
- analog design
- high speed digital design
- complex system architectures
Nice to have
- system level issues
- unwanted coupling
- interference between subsystems
- system design trade-offs
- lab test equipment
- Schematic capture
Role summary
The iPhone team is seeking experienced Hardware Design Engineers to make critical design decisions that impact millions of users. This role spans the entire product lifecycle, from concept to mass production, requiring strong electrical engineering fundamentals, board, and system-level knowledge. Responsibilities include designing complex system architectures, debugging hardware issues, and potentially leading cross-functional teams. Preferred qualifications include expertise in signal/power integrity, PCB layout, low voltage power regulation, and scripting languages.
Description
This is a unique hardware design position that starts at product concept and continues all the way through to mass production.
Minimum Qualifications
BS Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent 5+ years industry experience Electrical engineering fundamentals including analog and high speed digital design Broad experience across different applications and technologies Design of complex system architectures
Preferred Qualifications
Strong desire to dive deep into system level issues and drive problems to closure in a team-based environment with a proactive attitude Exposure to solving unwanted coupling and interference between subsystems Proven track record of leading dynamic multi-functional teams Ability to analyze solutions and make system design trade-offs Familiarity with the challenges of taking a product from early architecture through to production Hands on experience with lab test equipment to debug difficult/intermittent hardware issues Schematic capture and rigid/flexible PCB layout Fundamentals of Signal and Power Integrity Low voltage power regulation and delivery Prototype design and validation with custom silicon Use of scripting languages to assist with hw development Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills
Sample Apple interview questions
- 1
Design a typeahead box for a search engine
system designmedium - 2
Design a rate limiter
system designmedium - 3
Architect a key-value store for distributed systems.
system designmedium - 4
Design a system to schedule jobs in a distributed environment
system designmedium - 5
What is an API and how does it work?
technicalmedium
Get started to unlock a personalized interview prep pack for this role.
Similar roles
- Electrical Engineer (New Grad)northwoodspace · Torrance, CA · Onsite
Electrical EngineerSeneca Polytechnic · Sausalito, CA · Onsite
Advanced Electrical EngineerHoneywell International Inc. · Phoenix, AZ · Hybrid- Electrical Engineer, Power GenerationOpenAI · San Francisco, CA · Onsite
Senior Electrical Engineer, Robot Controller HardwareDexmate · Fremont, CA · Onsite
Electrical Engineer, Power ElectronicsBase Power Company · Austin, TX · Onsite
