November 5, 2024

Photonics Experimentalist

Mid • On-site

$143,100 - $264,200/yr

Cupertino, CA

Summary

Posted:
Role Number:200577573
Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Dynamic, smart people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it. Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product! Do you love working on challenges that no one has solved yet? As a member of our dynamic group, you will have the unique and rewarding opportunity to craft upcoming products that will delight and inspire millions of Apple’s customers every single day! Apple is looking for a Photonics Experimentalist to work on research and development of novel integrated photonics devices in sensing applications. You will work within an optical science team and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary group. The candidate will be responsible for the development of test setups, automation of experiments, reporting, and documentation of optical/photonics testing. Your work will enable fast iteration and be a key enabler for the progress of the larger project.

Description

As a Photonics Experimentalist, you will have the following responsibilities: • Develop test setups and characterization techniques • Characterization of photonics chips and data analysis • Proof-of-concept experimentation • Interact with cross-functional team to optimize system-level integration • Work closely with photonics process and design engineers to optimize chip performance and understand drivers of performance variability • Work independently to overcome existing roadblocks and identify areas for improvement

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s in EE, Physics, or similar
  • Experience in photonics, photonics testing, fiber or free-space optics, optomechanics, and a variety of optical measurement techniques
  • Object-oriented programming skills and data analysis in Python, or similar

Preferred Qualifications

  • PhD in EE, Physics, or similar
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Self-motivated, independent, and takes initiative
  • Experience with development of photonics test stations, automation of test equipment, and characterization of photonics devices
  • Experience in design and build of free-space optical setups
  • Experience in cross-functional collaboration
  • Eagerness to conduct hands-on work in the lab and interested in experimentation and characterization work that requires meticulous attention to detail
  • C programming skills

Pay & Benefits

  • Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.