Job Details

Hardware Systems Architect

Cupertino, California, United States

Hardware

Summary

Posted: Apr 23, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200599666

We're a diverse collection of thinkers and doers, continually reimagining what's possible to help us all do what we love in new ways. We're seeking talented electrical engineering technical leadership in a System Architecture team. The position is as a highly cross-functional individual contributor, design engineer, and systems architect.

The position requires the candidate to define, guide, and own aspects of system electrical architecture product definition; determine and how the electrical design can deliver the product's features.

The ideal candidate has core competencies and subject matter expertise in various aspects of computer systems & product design; has successfully influenced decision-makers, product features, and the customer experience. They will provide HWEE architectural guidance to x-functional engineering teams to establish product definition integration requirements & identify enabling technologies.

Description

Create the Future: Provide System Architecture Guidance

-Work with Mechanical, Industrial Design, and Module engineering teams to guide product system integration feasibility, feature & design trade-offs, early system & PCB floor-planning
-Build system architecture specifications, block diagrams, and product requirements documentation. Anticipate & prepare for future product system integration & interconnect needs

Champion the product: Review, challenge, & influence x-functional roadmaps.

-Work with x-functional teams on HW/SW/MFG/ SI & PI enabling technologies
-Work with Performance architects to define, simulate, model, and improve performance per watt
-Analyze, guide, and support thermal management solutions; establish system trade-offs

Leave your mark: Review, challenge, & influence people and processes.

-Lead EE system architecture phase & early design team members.
-Define, develop, or utilize tools, scripts, automation, and methods of system analysis
-Mentor junior engineers to best practices and institutionalize your best ideas & processes.
-Create, define, and successfully present material to upper management to influence decision-makers.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS EE w/ 8 years; MS EE w/5 years overall experience in developing consumer products

• Analytical skills to lead the team on crucial systems engineering architectural and implementation trade-offs. Persuaded stakeholders, re-defined constraints, discovered paths to convergence with creative solutions.

• Created and influenced system specification documents for floor-planning, electrical, power delivery, power integrity, thermal, PCB stack-up, interconnect, and physical fit requirements.

• Demonstrated innovative, critical thinking, and troubleshooting skills.

• 5+ years experience in a lead system or module architecture role.

Preferred Qualifications

• Established core competency in some aspects of EE and system design; be that 'go-to' person.

• Schematic Capture and Layout (Cadence Concept & Allegro), PCB SiPi

• Analysis and Automation: Matlab, Perl, Python, VBA

• Navigated compliance requirements (e.g. EMC, Safety, Environmental Engineering)

• Excellent written skills for clear reporting of data analysis and conclusions.

• This position may require occasional domestic and international travel.

Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $175,800 and $312,200, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

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. (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html)

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 (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

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