# iPhone Hardware Systems Engineer - SOC & System Performance

At Apple, people don't just build products. They build the kind of wonder that has reshaped entire industries. The diversity of our people and ideas drives the innovation behind everything we do, from breakthrough technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple and help us leave the world better than we found it. The iPhone System Engineering team is looking for an Engineer who is passionate about how iPhone performs. You will measure, model, and tune the power, performance, and thermal behavior of future iPhone SoCs and systems. You will work with a collaborative team that cares about getting the details right and about making the right architectural trade-offs Our team is collaborative and we are passionate about what we do. Come join us! Description In this role, you will: Get your hands on real SOC silicon and real iPhone systems: Run hands-on performance and power measurements with hardware and software tools. Dig into the data, find the root cause of unexpected behavior, and turn what you learn into clear optimization opportunities. Architect for the trade-off: Analyze system behavior across the CPU, GPU, Neural Engine, and memory subsystem. Weigh power, perf

- **Id**: 4138127
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/apple-iphone-hardware-systems-engineer-soc-system-performance>
- **Role**: Hardware
- **Role family**: Hardware
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Cupertino, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 7
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-11T22:50:11Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-12
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-15T01:40:48Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 3
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- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Smartphones, Incident Response, Operating Systems, Smartwatches & Fitness Trackers

## Company

- **Id**: 12
- **Name**: Apple
- **Domain**: apple.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/apple>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Apple Jobs

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- **Time to fill p50 days**: 149
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

## Technologies

- **Python** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 3

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 7
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: yes

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-12T04:16:16Z

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- **Expected fill days**: 149
- **Reasons**: conf:0, urgency, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

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