Hardware Systems Engineer
Core
Support system-level SerDes compliance and high-speed IO validation for Mac System Technology across portable and desktop programs.
Role type
Senior IC hardware systems engineer (high-speed serial I/O)
Builds
Mac computers (portable and desktop)
Domain
Consumer electronics / High-speed serial interfaces
Required skills
SerDes receiver/transmitter electrical validation, high-speed serial I/O compliance testing, signal integrity analysis, hardware debugging, Python/C++ scripting for test automation, PHY adaptation validation, stress testing methodologies, high-speed probing techniques, clock recovery analysis, jitter measurement, eye-diagram assessment, pre-emphasis tuning, output swing characterization, register-level programming for PHY blocks, calibration of high-speed test equipment (oscilloscopes, BERT), differential impedance measurement, insertion/return loss analysis
Preferred skills
N/A
Technologies
Oscilloscopes (40GHz+), Signal generators, VNA/PNA, Thunderbolt, USB4, BERT systems, Python, C++
