Hardware Design Engineer

Join Apple's Instrumentation Design Team in the Hardware Test Engineering Group as a Hardware Design Engineer. This role focuses on designing and enabling performant test solutions to ensure the highest quality of Apple products through innovation. As a key technical contributor, you'll lead the design of mission-critical test instruments for next-generation products.

The position requires someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, possesses strong understanding of hardware design fundamentals, has solid background working with systems, excellent interpersonal skills, and desires to work with cross-functional teams to develop ground-breaking instrumentation solutions.

You'll be part of a team that values curiosity, engineering excellence, data-informed decision making, and creativity. The role involves designing, prototyping, building, and validating instrumentation for high volume manufacturing test throughout all NPI phases until mass production. You'll collaborate with system EE, SI, software diagnostics, and mechanical teams to define, implement and validate test instruments for Apple products.

Key responsibilities include proposing and designing EE solutions, working with digital and analog electrical circuits, leading PCB layouts, and ensuring successful factory integration. The ideal candidate should have strong EE fundamentals, experience with various communication protocols, and expertise in hardware design tools.

This is an excellent opportunity for a passionate engineer who strives to understand the underlying principles of technology and can translate that understanding into high-quality technical solutions. The role offers the chance to work on cutting-edge technology while contributing to Apple's reputation for excellence in product quality.