OPTICAL INTEGRATION ENGINEER

Optical Integration Engineer

Cupertino,California,United States

Hardware

Do you have a passion for invention and self-challenge? Do you thrive on pushing the limits of whats considered feasible?

As part of our Display Technologies group, youll help ensure our products displays work beautifully through the successful design, fabrication, and implementation of components in Apple devices.

From initial concept to mass production, youll develop highly innovative displays for the full line of Apple products, including Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Through touch and sight, these displays are how millions of Apple customers connect with our products every single day. Together, youll collaborate with multifunctional teams across Apple to make each interaction a magical experience to see and touch.

Description

We are seeking a hardworking engineer to support the design and integration of Apples products by owning the investigation of sophisticated optical and electro-optical components inside camera, display and sensing modules.

You will work with both suppliers and cross-functional teams at Apple to craft the technologies that go into our outstanding products.

Responsibilities : Identifying areas where optical components can improve display, camera, sensor performance and customer experience Identifying and defining equipment for high-volume manufacturing and process (including deposition, patterning and etch) solutions for technically complex nano-fabricated optical components to enable new designs and functional requirements Leading the multi-functional interaction with Product Design, Engineering / Operations, and drive international suppliers to deliver optics components / modules Leading root cause analysis and trouble-shooting for failures and component performance improvement Defining Engineering Requirement Specification (ERS) for the optical components IQC, OQC, and IPQC Providing meticulous presentations and reports to a broad range of collaborators, including management, peers, and suppliers

Minimum Qualifications

• BS and a minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience in Engineering Physics, Material Science, Physics, Chemistry or equivalent
• Experience with nano-optics manufacturing process including deposition, lithography, nano-imprint, etching etc.
• Knowledge and experience of thin film or nanostructure optical design and modeling, process and characterization
• Thin film understanding and nanostructure related metrologies (XPS, SEM, TEM, AFM, XRD, SIMS, FT-IR, etc.) and optical devices related characterization methods (interferometer, spectrometer, ellipsometry, etc.)
• Excellent cross-functional coordination and team management

Key Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience and proven track record in areas relating to optics, optical coating or advanced semiconductor process technology development
• Experience with diffraction optics, metasurface optics or nanophotonics
• Experience with simulation software for optical, FEA or Multiphysics , such as COMSOL

Education & Experience

Additional Requirements

Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role.

The base pay range for this role is between $175,800 and $312,200, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apples discretionary employee stock programs.

Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apples Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Youll also receive benefits including : Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition.

Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.Learn more (https : / / www.

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