Custom Silicon Architect - Camera Hardware
- Location
- Cupertino · On-site
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level
- Lead / Staff
- Experience
- 20+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Listed
- 14 days ago
Skills & highlights for this role
- Analog/mixed-signal IC development or low-power, low-noise sensing and signal processing
- Board-level design constraints
- Power assessment and analysis
- Root-cause analysis and problem-solving
- Driving complex projects to completion
Also useful
- Embedded systems and MCU-based custom silicon design
- Software/hardware co-design methodologies
- Hardware/firmware partitioning
- Tolerance analysis
- IC development from architecture through high-volume production ramp
- FPGA implementation
- Independent design and delivery of complex systems
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.
About the role
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.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including mechanical, optical, firmware, product, test, and camera systems engineers to define silicon requirements.
- Partner with silicon design vendors from architecture requirement definition through silicon delivery throughout the entire development cycle.
- Provide guidance for verification and validation plans and review results to ensure quality and performance targets are met.
- Drive the development of emulation platforms using discrete component design or FPGA implementations
- Review and provide guidance for board-level designs that integrate our custom silicon into camera systems.
Minimum Qualifications
BS Degree
- Experience in at least one of the following domains: analog/mixed-signal IC development, low-power, low-noise sensing and signal processing
- Experience with board-level design constraints, power assessment, and analysis
- Experience with performing root-cause analysis and problem-solving
- Experience driving complex projects to completion
Preferred Qualifications
- A minimum of 20 years of industry experience
- MS or PhD degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering
- Engineer and relevant in low-power, low-noise sensing and signal processing
- Experience with embedded systems and MCU-based custom silicon designs
- Experience with software/hardware co-design methodologies
- Experience optimizing designs across multiple disciplines, including hardware/firmware partitioning, trade-off assessments, design verification, and tolerance analysis
- Experience with IC development from architecture through high-volume production ramp
- Experience working independently to design and deliver complex systems
From Apple's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 27, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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