Apple is hiring: Hardware Qualification Engineer in Cupertino
Apple, Cupertino, CA, United States, 95014
Hardware Qualification Engineer
Cupertino, California, United States
Hardware
Do you have a passion for invention and self-challenge? Are you seeking to push the limits of what’s considered feasible? As part of our Battery Engineering group, craft creative battery solutions that deliver more energy in smaller spaces than ever before. We work across disciplines to transform improved hardware elements into a single, integrated design. Join us, and you’ll help us innovate new battery technologies that continually outperform the previous iterations. By collaborating with other product development groups across Apple, you’ll push the industry boundaries of what batteries can do and improve the product experience for our customers across the world.
Description
In this role you will utilize your skills as a battery hardware qualification engineer to qualify the battery system hardware technology for next generation consumer electronics. You, as a member of the battery development core team, will work closely with cross functional teams on new product introduction. You will need to develop the qualification plan and manage the suppliers and test engineer team for execution, data analysis as well as resolving technical challenges:
- Battery system (Battery Management Unit and Pack) design qualification.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the quality of the battery packs from concept to mass production.
- Interpret and review electronic specifications.
- Review and approve battery BMU and pack designs.
- Develop validation plan and test procedures.
- Review schematics and layout to verify conformance to determine testability.
- Supervise test engineer team and vendor partners on validation execution.
- Analyze, debug and report test results.
- Conduct investigations and prepare reports for problems or issues.
- Review simulations and calculations.
- International travel may be required to support development activities.
Minimum Qualifications
- BS Degree.
- Experience in analog or power electronics design.
- Experience in electronic circuit design/development with mixed signal systems.
Key Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- Background (any of the following) preferred: Power Electronics, Battery Management (fuel gauge and charger), Portable Consumer Electronics, Medical Electronics or Automotive Electronics.
- Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout design for mixed signal boards (Cadence, Altium etc.).
- Proficient with protocols like SMBus, I2C, SPMI etc. desired.
- Experience with scripting for test automation and data analysis desired.
- Knowledge of battery charging and management is a plus.
- Experience in statistical analysis is a plus.