- Pay
- $184,700 — $324,800 USD per year
Employer Job Description
From Apple's posting. “We” and “our” refer to the employer.
Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do.
When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll add something.
Description
Apple is seeking a highly motivated builder, a curious and innovative Senior Systems Prototype Engineer to help bring amazing products to life. These are the products that only Apple could imagine, and more importantly, deliver! Your role, within the Systems Prototyping Team, is to make new and modify existing hardware for testing, creating prototypes to test concepts as a part of product development and definition. This role is a critical part of overall Architecture Design and Systems Engineering at VPG.
The ideal candidate is someone who loves understanding how things work, has a broad capacity to learn new things and demonstrated capability building prototypes.
Our goal is to help define exciting new product features. You’ll have the ability to solve challenging engineering problems by incubating new technologies and prototyping implementation approaches
You will design and fabricate functional electrical prototypes, often involving mechanical or optical systems
You will work closely with a range of Mechanical, Electrical and Systems engineers to support project development work
You will perform a mix of independent and collaborative work
- Some domestic travel will be required
This role requires excellent interpersonal skills and proactive collaboration. You are curious-minded, always seeking to learn while offering your expertise to teach and help others.
Minimum Qualifications
- Strong Electrical Engineering fundamentals
- 7+ years hardware development engineering in a team environment
- Experience with circuit design, schematic capture and PCB layout
- Experience in prototyping, bring-up, debug and validation
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
Preferred Qualifications
- Expertise in electrical CAD tools, such as Altium Designer or Cadence Concept and Allegro.
- Flexible prototyping skills such as firmware, optics setup, mechanical design and 3D printing
- Able to bring up new hardware and prototypes with firmware and embedded software
- Can create scripts and software to model and test new devices in Matlab, Python, or C
- Experience working with mechanical design and software development teams.
- Experience with high speed and low speed digital interfaces.
- Strong verbal communication skills across organizations
- Excellent written skills for clear reporting of data analysis and conclusions
- 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 $184,700 and $324,800, 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.
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Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.
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