> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/2721368-hardware-development-engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/2721368-hardware-development-engineer). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md).

---

# Hardware Development Engineer

- **Company:** Apple Inc.
- **Location:** San Diego, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $163,197.0 - $207,100.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Confluence, JIRA, C++ (Programming Language), Software Debugging, Firmware, Hardware Design, Joint Test Action (IEEE Standards), Python (Programming Language), Log Analysis, LTspice, MATLAB, Shell Script, Signal Integrity, Verilog, Scripting, JMP (Statistical Software), Pspice, Pcb Layout, Ansys, Programming Languages
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.beyondsandiego.com/job.asp?id=3377298811&tx=KP9595FFU&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

* Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering or related field and 6 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.
 * 4 years of experience with each of the following skills is required:
 * Designing, simulating and validating, analog front-end circuits for voltage, current, charge and temperature sensing, power electronics including safety protection circuits, FET drivers, DC/DC converters and switching regulators, using SPICE-based simulators (Cadence Spectre, PSpice, LTspice, ANSYS, etc.), mathematical modeling tools (MATLAB) and lab equipment (oscilloscope, SMUs, power analyzer, E-load, thermal camera, etc.)
 * Designing manufacturing-ready schematics, multi-layer mixed-signal PCBs with analog + digital components with Cadence Allegro.
 * Using Power DC/Celsius to check PCB layout performance including signal integrity, DCR, grounding and thermal rise.
 * Defining battery management hardware interactions (MCUs, ADCs, SMBus/I2C) with firmware and develop test SOP and script using embedded tooling (JTAG debugger, U-Link, Aardvark) and programming languages (C/C++)
 * Bringing up and debugging early prototypes using logic/protocol analyzer, DAQ system.
 * Using Lock In Thermography, CT scan/Xray, Focused Ion Beam, etc., to perform failure-mode analysis to identify any short, leakage or crack in the system.
 * Writing scripts to automate electrical testing, log parsing and statistical analysis and build repeatable workflow for design validation and verification using Python, Verilog, Shell scripting, or JMP.
 * Using PLM systems including Agile, Jira, or Confluence to collaborate with manufacturing and suppliers to review DFM (Design for manufacturing), validate builds, write engineering specs, resolve and track failures and define component and system specifications.
 * Applying presentation and communication skills to use Keynote and Numbers to write clear validation plans, debug reports, design reviews and work effectively with cross-functional teams including product define, reliability, safety and DFM team.
 * Leading projects and taking more than one design from the concept stage to prototype, validation, and production stage while working with fast product cycles.



## Related Videos

- [More efficient software for more efficient microchips](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1164-more-efficient-software-for-more-efficient-microchips)
- [Cloud Vendor Lock-In - Is it just a new version of the Database Abstraction Layers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1185-cloud-vendor-lock-in-is-it-just-a-new-version-of-the-database-abstraction-layers)
- [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray)
- [Building a hypercar from scratch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/607-building-a-hypercar-from-scratch)
- [Colorful quantum randomness](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100257-colorful-quantum-randomness)
- [Collaboration Quantified: Lessons from Open Source Developer Networks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1422-collaboration-quantified-lessons-from-open-source-developer-networks)

## Related Articles

- [What is Software Engineering?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/289-what-is-software-engineering)
- [Is Software Engineering Hard?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/448-is-software-engineering-hard)
- [Software Engineer Career: Things You Should Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/143-software-engineer-career-things-you-should-know)
- [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers)
- [How software is steering vehicle technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/515-how-software-is-steering-vehicle-technology)
- [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again)