Power and Performance Hardware Technician

Posted: May 9, 2023

Role Number:200452570

Are you highly detailed and skilled at developing creative solutions? Do you love controlling even the smallest details to craft highly organized structures? Do you enjoy building elegant solutions to highly complex challenges? In this role, you will work with a team to provide power and performance data on shipping cellular baseband and SoC solutions and inform future direction. This work is a vital component of the quality and efficiency of Apple’s future products. Join this group, and you’ll have a direct impact on the technology that shapes Apple’s customer experiences. Together, our work will be the reason millions of customers feel they can trust their devices every single day. Apple’s Platform Architecture group is looking for a motivated technician with a strong background in SoC level power and performance instrumentation, cellular RF feed point instrumentation, and analysis. Ideally, you are ambitious with initiative and passion for accurate data gathering and analysis. Additionally, you have experience in instrumenting platforms and SoCs for power and RF measurement, running experiments, and have a good understanding of basic computer system architecture.

Key Qualifications

8+ years of related experience and expert background in:
Identifying, scoping and performing necessary reworks to enable fine-grained power on commercial samples
Gathering power data with a focus on accuracy
Understanding expected workload behavior as well as impacts of other system level effects like thermals

Description

You will perform power instrumentations and gather performance and power data on shipping products and work with a team to communicate findings and inform further actions.

Education & Experience

8+ years minimum related experience required.

Additional Requirements

Familiarity with modern consumer electronics devices and SoCs
Familiarity with best practices for device instrumentation and micro-reworks

Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $31.75 and $69.10/hr, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.