Systems Electrical Engineer - Data Center Hardware
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 9, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 2, 2026. Apple scores A on the Alion truth index.
As a Manufacturing Systems EE, you will be at the forefront of Apple's New Product Introduction (NPI) builds in Taiwan, ensuring the engineering health and manufacturing success of our newest hardware. Acting as the primary technical bridge between the factory and global engineering teams, you will lead system-level bring-up, triage, and root-cause failure analysis on newly manufactured systems. You will partner with Silicon Validation, Software, Hardware Test, Reliability, and Systems EE teams to isolate complex electrical, firmware, and integration defects weeks before hardware reaches the U.S. By driving rapid issue resolution and feeding critical insights back into the design and manufacturing pipeline, your work will directly accelerate product readiness across every time zone. Come join us!
Description
Leveraging your expertise in server platforms and electrical engineering, you will work closely with the in-region System Electrical Engineering team on debugging and triaging hardware issues, serving as the on-site directly responsible individual (DRI) for the labs at this facility. You will be the execution arm for NPI programs, coordinating with our CM partner to move assets from the manufacturing line into lab environments under the direction of the System EPM. This requires hands-on ability to lead root cause analysis, rework, and change management with in-region teams.
You will coordinate and track the movement of factory servers from the manufacturing line to all lab environments, partnering with U.S.-based System EPMs and in-region team members spanning software, reliability, diagnostics, test, and EE.
This is a highly collaborative role requiring partnership with cross-functional organizations, including U.S.-based teams in Hardware Engineering, Reliability, Software, Test, Validation, Thermal, Product Design, Diagnostics, and Engineering Program Management.
Minimum Qualifications
BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, CS, or equivalent practical experience
4-8 years in systems engineering, hardware integration, or manufacturing engineering in a server or HPC environment
Demonstrate capability in circuit and ARM system architecture, schematic, layout, BOM analysis
Technical knowledges in low/high speed signal protocols
Experience in I2C, USB, PCIE, Ethernet failure analysis
Hands-on experience with SOC troubleshooting, board-level debug/diagnostics, firmware, low- and high-speed system interconnects, and power management and distribution
Demonstrated ownership of a lab or production hardware environment: asset tracking, configuration management, and system disposition
Experience directing CM or vendor teams in a manufacturing or lab environment
Ability to operate effectively across time zones in a globally distributed, matrixed organization
On-site at Taiwan manufacturing facility as primary work location
Written and verbal communication fluency in English and Mandarin
Preferred Qualifications
M.S. degree with 5~10 years of experience
NPI experience on data center server hardware, custom ASICs and SOCs, or high-density server environments
AI Scripting or automation skills (Python, Bash) applied to asset management, system monitoring, or lab tooling
High-touch lab or early-access hardware environment experience
Experience troubleshooting elusive issues that manifest as software problems but originate in server hardware or firmware, including debugging interactions between high-speed buses, firmware, and OS behavior