Mac Systems Architect - Power

The people here at Apple don't just create products - they create the kind of wonder that's revolutionized entire industries. It's the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts.

Mac System Architecture team has an outstanding opportunity for a power systems architect to influence and drive new product designs. This is a multi-disciplinary and cross-functional lead engineering role encompassing all aspects power delivery design for a computer system. You will utilize your skills and experience to create system architectures, surprise and delight our customers, and advance our products' performance, size, power, thermal and cost goals.

Our team is collaborative, creative and passionate about what we do and the products we make.

Come join us!

Description

In this highly visible role; You will be responsible for

Providing architectural guidance and leadership to cross-functional engineering teams to establish new product definitions and requirements

Providing system architecture guidance by negotiating top level product goals among a broad group of architects and system engineers, technical leads, HW & SW engineering managers, and external vendors

Determining product system integration feasibility, via collaboration with mechanical, physical, thermal, and electrical engineering stakeholders

Being involved in authoring system architecture specifications, block diagrams, and conduct review with the product teams

Collaborating with Performance Architects to define, model and drive improvements in performance, power efficiency and cost

Analyzing, guiding and supporting thermal management solutions and trade-offs

Anticipating future SoC requirements and negotiate with internal SoC teams to align with system product goals

Exploring and championing new product-level features and workflows by being innovative and curious

Preferred Qualifications

Possesses strong fundamentals in power electronics and PMIC applications in computer system design

Experienced in innovative power delivery architectures and topologies for power efficiency, performance and system cost

Possesses solid understanding of schematics, PCB layout & designs; has experience in bring-up, system debug and hands-on lab environments.

Has experience with creating & reviewing system power budgets for battery life

Ability to comprehend the roles of HW/FW/SW layers and how they interact in system design

Ability to summarize and effectively communicate technical issues and actions to key stakeholders and leadership teams

Possesses strong analytic, verbal, written and communication skills.

Minimum Qualifications

MS or BS in Electrical Engineering or similar discipline and a minimum of 10+ years of relevant computer systems architecture experience, with specialization in power electronics, power delivery topologies and PMICs.

Has core competence and subject matter expertise in personal computing product design focusing on power delivery

Possesses strong technical breadth across several computer subsystem technologies, e.g., CPU, GPU, storage, memory, display, power and thermal management

Having system integration experience with power management ICs and power delivery topologies

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 $212,000 and $318,400, 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

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