Hardware System Integration Engineer Intern - AirPods

At Apple, new ideas have a way of quickly becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences. Sound is an essential and compelling facet of the customer experience. Apple is assembling a world-class team of engineers who obsesses over the delivery of products that enables our customers to experience music with delight and communicate with clarity.

The AirPods System HW team consists of outstanding electrical engineers who own and deliver electronic solutions by closely collaborating with multi-functional teams such as industrial design, product design, technologies and manufacturing. The small form factor of these products enables us to innovate in every aspect of product development that includes areas like advanced physical architectures, new RF technologies and highly power-optimized IC development. We are a diverse team of electrical engineers with a passion for audio, music and product development.

Seeking a motivated and talented hardware (HW) engineer intern who have passion on HW and will be responsible for owning aspects of system HW development from HW design to build in the factory. This internship offers opportunities in crafting electrical designs, developing HW validation tools, prototype bringup and testing, data analysis and issue debug while receiving mentorship from experienced engineers.

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• Solid electrical engineering fundamentals (analog/digital circuits, signal processing, communication techniques etc.)
• Hands-on experience in HW prototyping, bring-up, debug and validation with proficiency in using electrical equipments including oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers etc.
• At least 4 months internship commitment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with embedded systems programming (C, C++) and hardware programming (CPLD, FPGA etc.)
• Scripting skills (Python/Unix shell/Lua) and experience in software from automation to machine learning
• Adequate technical writing and presentation capabilities and communication skills
• Eagerness and nimbleness to learn with board interest in engineering topics
• Strong problem-solving mindset and ability to work in a team
• 6 months internship commitment is preferred