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Senior Systems Prototype Engineer - Apple Vision Pro

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San Jose, CA
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Job overview

Apple seeks a Senior Systems Prototype Engineer for its Systems Prototyping Team. The engineer will build and modify hardware prototypes for testing concepts during product development and definition, helping define new product features by incubating technologies and prototyping implementation approaches. The role involves functional electrical prototypes, often with mechanical or optical systems, and collaboration with Mechanical, Electrical, and Systems engineers. Some domestic travel is required.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Electrical Engineering Fundamentals, requiredCircuit Design, requiredSchematic Capture, requiredPCB Layout, requiredPrototyping, requiredHardware Bring-Up, requiredDebugging, requiredValidation, requiredAltium Designer, nice to haveCadence Concept, nice to haveCadence Allegro, nice to haveFirmware, nice to haveOptics Setup, nice to haveMechanical Design, nice to have3D Printing, nice to haveEmbedded Software, nice to haveScripting, nice to haveMatlab, nice to havePython, nice to haveC, nice to haveHigh-Speed Digital Interfaces, nice to haveLow-Speed Digital Interfaces, nice to haveVerbal Communication, nice to haveWritten Communication, nice to haveInterpersonal Skills, requiredProactive Collaboration, required

Qualifications

7+ Years Hardware Development Engineering, requiredBachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering or Equivalent, required

Full job description

Role Number: 200693891-3749

Summary

Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll add something.

Description

Apple is seeking a highly motivated builder, a curious and innovative Senior Systems Prototype Engineer to help bring amazing products to life. These are the products that only Apple could imagine, and more importantly, deliver! Your role, within the Systems Prototyping Team, is to make new and modify existing hardware for testing, creating prototypes to test concepts as a part of product development and definition. This role is a critical part of overall Architecture Design and Systems Engineering at VPG. The ideal candidate is someone who loves understanding how things work, has a broad capacity to learn new things and demonstrated capability building prototypes.

Our goal is to help define exciting new product features. You’ll have the ability to solve challenging engineering problems by incubating new technologies and prototyping implementation approaches You will design and fabricate functional electrical prototypes, often involving mechanical or optical systems You will work closely with a range of Mechanical, Electrical and Systems engineers to support project development work You will perform a mix of independent and collaborative work Some domestic travel will be required

This role requires excellent interpersonal skills and proactive collaboration. You are curious-minded, always seeking to learn while offering your expertise to teach and help others.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Strong Electrical Engineering fundamentals

  • 7+ years hardware development engineering in a team environment

  • Experience with circuit design, schematic capture and PCB layout

  • Experience in prototyping, bring-up, debug and validation

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

  • Expertise in electrical CAD tools, such as Altium Designer or Cadence Concept and Allegro.

  • Flexible prototyping skills such as firmware, optics setup, mechanical design and 3D printing

  • Able to bring up new hardware and prototypes with firmware and embedded software

  • Can create scripts and software to model and test new devices in Matlab, Python, or C

  • Experience working with mechanical design and software development teams.

  • Experience with high speed and low speed digital interfaces.

  • Strong verbal communication skills across organizations

  • Excellent written skills for clear reporting of data analysis and conclusions

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

How this job compares

Set against the 9,604 open Electrical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 14, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • California median$129–186K/yr1,031 salary ranges
  • California median$62–77/hr28 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,275 open Electrical Engineer jobs in California and 9,604 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience; Electrical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (8,095 postings).
Education
6,137 of the 9,604 open Electrical Engineer jobs (64%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 14, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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