Data Center Hardware Engineering - Hardware System Integration Engineer
AppleData Center Hardware Engineering - Hardware System Integration Engineer
AppleLocation
Sunnyvale, CA
Type
Full-time
Posted
8/29/2026
Compensation
Not listed
Job description
The Data Center Hardware Engineering team is seeking an electrical integration engineer to manage projects from design conception to mass production. This role involves collaboration across multiple teams, including mechanical, software, and hardware validation. The engineer will focus on high-performance compute solutions tailored to customer requirements. The position emphasizes electrical engineering implementation, documentation, and validation of custom designs.
Requirements
- BS in electrical or computer engineering is required.
- A minimum of 1+ years of relevant industry work experience is necessary.
- Working knowledge of design and validation requirements for common low-speed and high-speed digital interfaces is essential.
- Excellent skills to debug problems from the system-level down to the transistor level are required.
- Outstanding written, verbal, and visual communication skills are necessary.
- MS in electrical or computer engineering is preferred.
- High-speed board design experience with 10+ layer PCBs is required.
- Experience with schematic entry and management of design constraints for high-speed PCB layout using Cadence tools or similar is necessary.
- Understanding of computer architecture and design tradeoffs is essential.
- Experience with PCB bringup and debug using standard EE lab equipment is required.
- Experience in circuit design for various domains including power, digital, analog, and high-speed communications is necessary.
- Experience with PCI Express (PCIe), 100-GbE, USB3/USB4 or similar high-speed serial protocols is required.
- Experience in automation and data manipulation script development is necessary.
Responsibilities
- Own electrical engineering implementation, documentation, and validation of customized compute designs.
- Perform electrical design, schematic capture, and board layout guidance.
- Conduct simulation, bringup, debug, and validation of designs.
- Provide factory build support and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams.
- Negotiate priorities and balance the needs of various teams.
- Develop functional specifications, procedures, and documentation for complex system integration.
Benefits
- 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.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Apple Inc
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
1,065
FY2026
Approval rate
99.0%
FY2026
LCA certified
9,221
FY2026
Entry-level share
5.6%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
+30%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
-35%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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