Apple Watch System Electronic Engineer

Shanghai Until 9/22/2026 3+ years exp First posted July 24, 2026 Last posted July 24, 2026
Job description

The people here at Apple don't just build products - they build the kind of wonder that's revolutionized entire industries. It's the diversity of those people and their ideas that encourages the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it. We are searching for self-driven, passionate electrical engineers to provide design, test, validation, failure analysis and manufacturing support to our Apple Watch product. Our products are on the groundbreaking in every way: usability, integration, connectivity, power consumption, fabrication, reliability, manufacturing scale. The candidate will play a meaningful role in the development of Apple Watch products, collaborating with cross functional design team in the process. Additionally, the candidate will work closely with Contract Manufacturer’s EE team, and take a lead role in driving those teams to achieve our validation and manufacturing goals with a very high bar of quality.

Description

You will be the technical owner at Contract Manufacturer’s site to support various engineering builds ranging from Proto, EVT to PVT. Represent the EE team in a cross-functional team environment. YOU need to:
- Be able to identify EE and System Coex related issues in the field.
- Drive resolution of cross-functional issues including those related to architecture (performance, power consumption, thermal behavior), production (quality, failure analysis, manufacturing), and development (schematic design, PCB layout, and overall system integration).

Minimum Qualifications

BSEE required
Minimum of 3 years of work experience in the design and development of high speed digital and/or analog boards and systems.
Hands-on experience with the system development process including concept creation, schematics and board development, as well as board and system bring up and debugging.
Curious mind and both intuitive and rigorous problem solving skills.
Must have excellent communication skills in both English and Chinese.

Preferred Qualifications

Strong background on analog design and experience a plus.
Familiar with embedded firmware design and debugging.
Familiar with python for hardware control, testing, and data analysis.

About this role

Summary

Design, test, validate, and support Apple Watch electronics, collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Job title

Apple Watch System Electronic Engineer

Experience level

3+ years

Minimum experience

3+ years exp

Industry

technology

Location requirements

Shanghai, on-site work allowed

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

BSEEdigital boardsanalog boardssystem debuggingschematic design

Preferred skills

analog designembedded firmwarepython

Specializations

digital systemsanalog designsystem validationPCB layoutpower consumption
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Shanghai, China

On-site City