About the position
Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming phenomenal products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. The success we are striving will be the result of very skilled people working in an environment which cultivates creativity, partnership, and thinking of old problems in new ways. We believe the future is Wireless! The mission of the Wireless Power Technology team - Create the world's best Wireless Charging user-experience by inventing state-of-the-art technologies. We develop effortless and safe Wireless Charging designs that are central to Apple's products - the iPad, iPhone, Apple Watch, AirPods and more! New challenges arise every day that require the sharp problem-solving skills of individuals. Are you in for the challenges? We are looking for a power design engineer that leads the integration of the inductive technology into products in the partnership with multiple discipline teams including but not limited to architecture, FW, system EE, silicon, noise and vibration, safety, thermal, reliability, operations, regulatory teams and more. Join us. Pioneer best-in-class Wireless charging, for a new Wireless world.
Responsibilities
- Developing and designing wireless power systems.
- Meeting a high standard for analysis and manufacturing discipline.
- Working with cross-functional teams to pass all specifications and requirements necessary to ship a product.
- Writing requirements, specifications, and test plans for both hardware and firmware.
- Defining factory tests, test limits, and working with factory and peers to perform failure analysis and corrective actions.
- Guiding the team in the development of necessary algorithms, state-transition diagrams/flowcharts and analysis for each regime of operation.
- Up to 20% travel required.
Requirements
- Solid EE fundamentals in both analog and digital design with focus on Power Electronics.
- Solid fundamentals in modeling, data collection, data analysis, and statistical analysis tools (e.g., Python, JMP, Matlab).
- Circuit level simulation experience in EE simulation platforms like Cadence/ADS/LTspice etc.
- BS and a minimum of 3 years relevant industry experience.
Nice-to-haves
- Comfortable with tackling new challenges with critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Team player with great communication skills and ability to lead multiple-discipline teams to make design tradeoffs based on available information in a timely manner.
- Hands-on experience and proven track record in system definition, integration, architecture, prototyping, and validation.
- Knowledge and experience in direct wireless charging.
- Experience in high volume products from concept to end, and working with contract manufacturers.
- Experience with firmware definition and debugging.
- Experience working with cross-functional firmware partners.
- Direct coding experience and algorithm design experience is a plus.
- Masters/PhD in relevant EE field.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical and dental coverage.
- Retirement benefits.
- A range of discounted products and free services.
- Reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition.
- Opportunity to participate in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs.
- Eligibility for discretionary restricted stock unit awards.
- Ability to purchase Apple stock at a discount through Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.
