System Electrical Architect (Input Devices)

Apple is seeking a visionary electrical architect to define and design the future of input devices (trackpads keyboards and next-generation interfaces) for our Mac product line. You will be responsible for ground-up (zero-to-one) EE system architecture transforming open-ended user experience challenges into concrete innovative hardware solutions. If you are an independent first-principles thinker who has experience in design for mass production and thrives in ambiguity and is passionate about pushing the boundaries of human-computer interaction we want you to help us invent what comes next!n

In this highly collaborative and impactful role you will lead the electrical architecture for next-generation input technologies. Input devices sit at the complex intersection of electrical mechanical and firmware/software engineering. You will not just be designing circuits. You will be defining the system. Based on design goals you will propose innovative architectural concepts drive new technology investigations and partner with mechanical engineers and firmware engineers to continuously iterate co-design and optimize hardware.

Technical Leadership u0026 Escalation Resolution: Maintain a deep holistic understanding of the teams active projects. Swiftly intervene when complex persistent system issues arise partnering with cross-functional teams to guide failure analysis strategies drive root-cause investigations and deliver definitive solutions to unblock -to-One Architecture: Drive the EE system architecture from blank-page concepts to proof-of-concept prototypes and eventually to mass -Functional Co-Design: Act as the technical bridge. Work closely with mechanical engineers to ensure structural and electrical harmony and with firmware engineers to define HW/FW interfaces optimize system latency and perfect the user Problem Solving: Able to jump in and solve any difficult Identify technical bottlenecks in early investigations propose actionable design alternatives and make critical trade-off decisions between performance power space and Integration: Oversee the integration of high-precision sensing complex haptic actuation and intricate power management within tightly constrained form factors.

BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or related field with 7 years of experience in hardware system design or electrical EE fundamentals (Eu0026M physics first principles) with a deep understanding of system architecture and design in schematic capture and component selection across diverse domains (power digital analog high-speed wireless).nDeep knowledge of low-speed and high-speed digital interfaces (e.g. I2C I2S SPI USB MIPI PCIe Thunderbolt).nExperience with highly constrained multilayer PCBs (HDI fine-pitch BGA) and rigid-flex designs (Allegro preferred).nHands-on proficiency with advanced lab tools (high-bandwidth oscilloscopes VNAs BERT) for bring-up validation and protocol track record of taking complex systems from concept to mass production collaborating tightly with FW SW and ME teams.

Sensing Expertise: High-precision AFE design for weak signals (capacitive touch strain gauges piezo).nHaptics u0026 Actuation: Drive circuitry for LRA/Piezo/VCM H-bridge design and closed-loop resonance Architecture: Designing ultra-low noise power for sensitive analog circuits while managing massive transient currents from Co-Design: Familiarity with mechanical resonance damping and key requirements for capacitive/inductive-based Resolving severe signal/power integrity and ESD/EMI challenges in constrained user-facing environments.