Senior Systems Prototype Engineer - Apple Vision Pro

Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll add something.

Apple is seeking a highly motivated builder, a curious and innovative Senior Systems Prototype Engineer to help bring amazing products to life. These are the products that only Apple could imagine, and more importantly, deliver! Your role, within the Systems Prototyping Team, is to make new and modify existing hardware for testing, creating prototypes to test concepts as a part of product development and definition. This role is a critical part of overall Architecture Design and Systems Engineering at VPG. The ideal candidate is someone who loves understanding how things work, has a broad capacity to learn new things and demonstrated capability building prototypes.

Our goal is to help define exciting new product features. You’ll have the ability to solve challenging engineering problems by incubating new technologies and prototyping implementation approaches
You will design and fabricate functional electrical prototypes, often involving mechanical or optical systems
You will work closely with a range of Mechanical, Electrical and Systems engineers to support project development work
You will perform a mix of independent and collaborative work
Some domestic travel will be required

This role requires excellent interpersonal skills and proactive collaboration. You are curious-minded, always seeking to learn while offering your expertise to teach and help others.

Minimum Qualifications

Strong Electrical Engineering fundamentals
7+ years hardware development engineering in a team environment
Experience with circuit design, schematic capture and PCB layout
Experience in prototyping, bring-up, debug and validation
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

Expertise in electrical CAD tools, such as Altium Designer or Cadence Concept and Allegro.
Flexible prototyping skills such as firmware, optics setup, mechanical design and 3D printing
Able to bring up new hardware and prototypes with firmware and embedded software
Can create scripts and software to model and test new devices in Matlab, Python, or C
Experience working with mechanical design and software development teams.
Experience with high speed and low speed digital interfaces.
Strong verbal communication skills across organizations
Excellent written skills for clear reporting of data analysis and conclusions