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Apple AirPods Architecture Engineer United States, California, Cupertino 610496777
01.06.2024
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Description
As part of the team you will be responsible for developing specifications for analyzing, and reviewing designs for custom silicon from both in-house designers as well as third-party vendors. You will also seek out and investigate new technologies that can be leveraged to deliver groundbreaking new features to our customers.Knowledge of how various submodules of a complete system architecture interact is critical for projecting and mitigating coexistence issues at the architectural level. Working within the tiny power and physical envelope that AirPods demand requires careful consideration of every microwatt and every square millimeter. Nothing comes for free, so you will need to understand and navigate all the tradeoffs across various engineering fields to come to a realizable solution.
Key Qualifications
- Must have 5+ years of proven experience in electronic system design, or in top-level chip architecture / specification and the ability to understand tradeoffs amongst the electrical, mechanical, and software domains
- Must have familiarity working with open ended constraints and relying on understanding the user experience to define electrical requirements
- Must have excellent EE fundamentals; this means you have a deep understanding of why our speciality works the way it does; you've developed an intuition and can apply it to new topics because you understand the basics
- Knowledge of the semiconductor development and manufacturing process is preferred
- Hands-on experience in prototype bring-up, debugging and functional verification is extremely beneficial
- Should have practical knowledge with various communication protocols (especially USB, SPI, I2C and UART)
- Technical expertise in the following areas is especially desirable: DC/DC power conversion, wireless technologies, embedded and digital audio systems, sensing technologies
Education & Experience
BS, MS, or PhD Electrical Engineering or equivalent, and 5+ years experience in the consumer electronics or semiconductor industry.
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 $170,700 and $300,200, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.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 take affirmative action to ensure 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.
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