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# Data Center Hardware Engineering - Hardware System Integration Engineer

- **Company:** Apple Inc.
- **Location:** Sunnyvale, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Transistor, Ethernet, Firmware, Hardware Design, Joint Test Action (IEEE Standards), PCI Express, Schematic Capture, USB, Data Processing, Hardware Infrastructure, Pcb Layout
- **Published:** July 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3324400771&tx=FP5148FFL&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent work experience
 * 7+ years of relevant industry work experience in hardware or systems engineering
 * Working knowledge of common low-speed and high-speed digital interfaces: I2C/SMBus, SPI, JTAG, USB, PCIe, Ethernet (SGMII, RMII, QSFP), and DDR memory
 * Broad circuit design experience across multiple domains: power, digital, analog, high-speed communications, and/or programmable logic
 * Experience with PCB bring-up and characterization using standard EE lab equipment (soldering, DMM, oscilloscope, logic analyzer, spectrum analyzer)
 * Demonstrated ability to debug complex hardware issues from the system level down to the circuit/transistor level
 * Outstanding 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 stackup definition
 * Proficiency with schematic entry and high-speed PCB layout constraint management using Cadence tools or equivalent
 * Hands-on PCIe, 100-GbE, USB3/USB4, or similar high-speed serial protocol experience, including compliance testing and protocol analyzer debug
 * Familiarity with computer architecture concepts and hardware design tradeoffs
 * Experience developing automation or data manipulation scripts
 * Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
 * 10+ years of relevant industry work experience in hardware or systems engineering

## Description

As a Hardware System Integration Engineer, you will own the end-to-end hardware engineering lifecycle for high-performance compute designs - from initial specification and schematic capture through board bring-up, validation, and factory build support. You will serve as a critical cross-functional partner to mechanical, power, software, firmware, silicon, and reliability teams, ensuring design requirements are met with precision and at scale. This role demands both deep technical expertise and strong communication skills to drive alignment across a broad set of stakeholders.


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