Hardware Undergrad Engineering Internships

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As a Hardware Engineering Intern, you’ll support electrical & system design and integration of Apple Vision Pro, iPhone, iPad, Watch, and Mac computers. You will also assist in engineering processes that support the design, integration, implementation, testing, and qualification of various electrical sub-systems.

Responsibilities may include:

Camera/Touch/Display Engineering: Optics, Flat Panel/HW, Touch Mechanical Design; Design & implement experiments validating new materials (optical, mechanical); Optimize for performance and reliability

Wireless Technologies: Antenna Design, RF System Level Validation, Automated Software/Tool Development, Optimization of RF Automated Systems, RF Systems Analysis

ASIC/VLSI: RTL Design & Implementation, Verification, Integration, Validation, Emulation, Power/Tech & Circuits, CAD, STA, Physical Design, Low Power Design, Signal Integrity, Analog/Mixed Signal, LDV/HDV, DFT

System Development: Electrical System Design and Integration, System-Level Testing Support, Schematic Capture, Bug Resolution

Audio/Acoustics/Optical: Hardware (Speaker/Microphone) Design, Mechanical Design and Prototyping, System Integration, Noise and Vibration, Audio Feature Design (Software & Machine Learning), Hearing Health, Psychoacoustics and User Studies

Embedded Systems: Low-Level Microcontroller Code Development, Prototyping Concepts, Design Verification (FPGA), Streamline Electrical Design

Firmware Development: Write/Debug low level firmware, drivers, protocols and other firmware code, developing embedded firmware solutions

Quality Engineering

Minimum Qualifications

Currently pursuing a BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or a related field.
At the end of the internship, you must return to school to continue your education or the internship must be the last requirement for you to graduate.

Preferred Qualifications

Computer system architecture, digital logic design and verification, digital and analog circuit analysis, and Analog IC

Chip design and microarchitecture of on-chip interconnection networks

Antenna, cellular, wireless, OTA, RF Engineering, high-speed signals, wireless communication theory, and RF circuit design

CPU & GPU Architecture

Proficiency in one or more of the following: C, C++, Python, Perl, SQL, Assembly, Mac OS X, PH, Obj-C, VHDL, Verilog RTL, Digital Logic Design

Experience using measurement equipment such as spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, and oscilloscopes

Experience interpreting schematics with physical design and debugging of circuits via FPGA or PCBs

Prior internship experience, relevant project experience (group or individual), teaching assistance experience, and/or relevant work experience