Senior Analog & Power Validation Engineer - Camera & Laser Sensor Systems

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Senior Analog & Power Validation Engineer - Camera & Laser Sensor Systems

Herzliya, Tel Aviv District, IsraelHardware

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Apple's Hardware group is home to some of the world's most advanced technologies - powering the experiences that define Apple products.

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Analog & Power Validation Engineer — Camera & Laser Sensor Systems to join our team in Herzliya.

• Lead the validation and characterization of analog and power domains for camera and laser sensor subsystems

• Perform detailed power consumption analysis across all system operating modes — active, standby, sleep, and transition states

• Characterize laser drive circuits — including drive current profiles, modulation behavior, thermal effects, and compliance voltage margins

• Validate protection circuits — over-current, over-voltage, under-voltage lockout (UVLO), thermal shutdown, and eye-safety interlock mechanisms

• Verify power sequencing, ramp rates, and domain interdependencies across complex multi-rail systems

• Define and implement DFV strategies for table-top development boards, ensuring comprehensive observability and controllability of critical analog and power nodes

• Specify test point placement, measurement access, load emulation provisions, and fault injection capabilities at the board design stage

• Collaborate with hardware design teams to influence board architecture for optimal validation coverage

• Document DFV requirements and guidelines as part of the development platform specification

• Validate system behavior across all defined operating modes and transitions

• Characterize power efficiency, conversion losses, and thermal performance of power delivery networks

• Perform parametric characterization — voltage accuracy, ripple, transient response, load regulation, and line regulation

• Execute corner-case and stress testing to identify margins and failure boundaries

• Support research and physics evaluation activities with custom measurement setups and data acquisition

• Provide analog/power expertise for experimental configurations and prototype evaluation

• Design and execute targeted characterization campaigns in support of new technology investigations

• BSc in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field

• 7+ years of experience in analog/power validation, characterization, or hardware design verification

• Strong Python proficiency — automation, instrumentation control, data analysis, and visualization

• Proven experience designing validation strategies and DFV methodologies for development platforms

• Hands-on experience with power domain characterization in multi-sensor systems

• Demonstrated ability to work across the full validation cycle — from test plan definition through execution, analysis, and reporting

• Solid understanding of laser safety standards and protection circuit requirements

• Strong system-level vision — ability to understand the full power architecture and how analog domains interact within the broader camera and laser sensor system

• System-to-component depth — proven capability to conduct system-level power validation while diving to component-level characterization for root-cause analysis and margin assessment

• Deep knowledge of power management architectures — LDOs, DC-DC converters (buck, boost, buck-boost), charge pumps, and power switches

• Hands-on experience with laser driver circuits — current sources, pulsed drive, modulation schemes, and safety mechanisms

• Proficiency with analog test instrumentation — oscilloscopes, power analyzers, source-measure units (SMUs), electronic loads, spectrum analyzers, and thermal imaging

• Experience with DFV/DFT methodologies for analog and mixed-signal systems

• Strong proficiency in Python for test automation, data acquisition, instrumentation control, and analysis

• Understanding of PCB design considerations for power integrity — layout, decoupling, grounding, and thermal management

• MSc in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, or a related discipline — considered a significant advantage

• Experience with camera sensor power domains (AVDD, DVDD, IOVDD) and associated sequencing requirements

• Familiarity with VCSEL or edge-emitting laser driver characterization

• Experience with thermal characterization and power derating analysis

• Background in EMC/EMI considerations for analog and power circuits

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