Custom Silicon Architect -Camera Hardware

**Role Number:** 200642981-0836

**Summary**

We live in a world where understanding our physical environment is essential—whether navigating spaces, learning about our surroundings, or enabling breakthrough applications. Apple is meeting these needs with technology that's both robust and creative, and we're looking for people who want to be part of that mission. Our success depends on exceptional engineers working in an environment that fosters creativity, collaboration, and unconventional problem-solving. If you're motivated to do the greatest work of your career while helping define the next generation of revolutionary Apple products, we'd love to hear from you.

**Description**

The Camera Hardware Engineering group drives the design, development, and innovation of camera systems across Apple's entire product portfolio—from iPhone and Mac to iPad and Vision products. Our team delivers cutting-edge camera electronics, including custom silicon, that enable best-in-class imaging experiences for our users. We're seeking an enthusiastic, high-energy engineer to help shape the next generation of camera technology. In this role, you'll collaborate with world-class experts across optics, controls, mechanics, and imaging to architect and develop custom silicon ICs that push the boundaries of what's possible in computational photography.

**Minimum Qualifications**

+ BS Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering and a minimum of 3 years relevant experience.

+ Experience in analog/mixed-signal IC development

+ Experience with board-level design constraints, power assessment, or analysis

+ Experience with creating design of experiments and troubleshooting or performing root-cause analysis

**Preferred Qualifications**

+ MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineer and relevant industry experience

+ Experience in low-power, low-noise sensing and/or signal processing

+ Experience with embedded systems and/or MCU-based custom silicon designs

+ Experience with software/hardware co-design methodologies

+ Experience optimizing designs across multiple disciplines to include hardware/firmware partitioning, trade-off assessments, and design verification

+ Experience with C development from architecture through high-volume production ramp

+ Experience working cross-functionally to drive engineering projects to completion