The Hardware System Integration Engineer at Apple will be responsible for the end-to-end hardware engineering lifecycle for high-performance compute designs. This role is part of the Hardware System Integration team, which focuses on designing and realizing customized compute platforms from concept to mass production. The engineer will collaborate with various teams to ensure design requirements are met with precision and at scale. This position requires a strong background in hardware and systems engineering, along with a passion for bringing cutting-edge hardware to life.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent work experience
• 7+ years of relevant industry work experience in hardware or systems engineering
• Deep expertise across common low-speed and high-speed digital interfaces such as I2C/SMBus, SPI, JTAG, USB, PCIe, Ethernet, and DDR memory
• Circuit design experience across multiple domains including power, digital, analog, high-speed communications, and programmable logic
• Demonstrated ability to bring up, characterize, and debug complex hardware from the system level down to the circuit level using standard EE lab equipment
• Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills with experience producing functional specs, integration procedures, and technical documentation
• High-speed PCB design experience with 10+ layer boards, including PCB material selection and stack-up definition
• Proficiency with schematic entry and high-speed PCB layout constraint management using Cadence tools or equivalent
• Hands-on experience with high-speed serial protocols including PCIe, 100-GbE, USB3/USB4, including compliance testing and protocol analyzer debug
• Familiarity with computer architecture concepts and hardware design tradeoffs
• Experience scripting in Python or similar languages for test automation, data analysis, or lab instrumentation control
• Experience engaging vendors and ODM/CM partners, including component vendors and reference design partners
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering is preferred
• 12+ years of relevant industry work experience in hardware or systems engineering is preferred

• Own the end-to-end hardware engineering lifecycle for high-performance compute designs.
• Collaborate with mechanical, power, software, firmware, silicon, and reliability teams to ensure design requirements are met.
• Lead the design and realization of customized compute platforms from concept to mass production.
• Conduct board bring-up, validation, and factory build support.
• Utilize standard EE lab equipment to debug complex hardware.
• Produce functional specifications, integration procedures, and technical documentation.

• Employees at Apple are often offered comprehensive benefits that support physical and mental well-being—flexible medical plans, confidential counseling, onsite wellness centers at major campuses, and resources for fitness and daily life. Families typically receive fertility support, paid parental leave with gradual return, caregiving leave, and dependent-care guidance, while financial perks commonly include stock grants (with purchase discounts), 401(k) matching, and income-protection coverage. Employees also see robust time off, Apple University learning and tuition reimbursement, donation matching and paid volunteer hours, and deep product and partner discounts.