January 31, 2025

Touch Sensing Module Design Engineer

Mid • On-site

$115,700 - $204,000/yr

San Diego, CA

Summary

Posted:
Role Number:200509908
We live in a mobile and device driven world where knowledge of the physical world around us is needed. We rely on this knowledge to get around, to learn about our environment and to enable spectacular new features for custom applications. Apple is meeting those needs as robustly and as creatively as possible and is interested in people who want to help meet that commitment. The success we are striving for will be the result of very skilled people working in an environment which cultivates creativity, partnership, and thinking of old problems in new ways. If that sounds like the kind of environment that you find intriguing, then let's talk. These elements come together to make Apple an amazing environment for motivated people to do the greatest work of their lives. You will become part of a team that sets the standard in fostering excellence, creativity and innovation. Will you help us design the next generation of revolutionary Apple products? The Touch Sensing Product Design team is seeking a mechanical engineer to build great user experiences and bring Apple products to life. The key goal of the team is to enable the world’s best user-experience through state-of-the-art sensor solutions, such as the high-precision, low-latency multi-touch and stylus sensors in our products. You will play a key role in specifying, developing, characterizing, and validating the design of touch sensing systems. At the end of an extraordinary cross functional team effort, your work will be in the hands of millions of people making a visible difference in their daily lives. The team features a collaborative and hands-on environment that fosters engineering excellence, creativity, and innovation.

Description

You will own the end-to-end design, development and validation of sensing technology into Apple’s portfolio of products. You will work with a hardworking multifunctional team to generate design concepts, and as the mechanical expert you will be responsible for engineering analysis and documentation for your piece of the project. You will be expected to: - Identify design tradeoffs and risks to choose viable paths forward. - Apply good experiment design and the scientific method to reduce design risk early. - Ensure a ‘guarantee by design’ approach with tolerance studies and simulation to ensure designs meet requirements over manufacturing, process, and reliability conditions. - Drive issue resolution to meet Apple’s high customer experience and industrial design standards. In the prototyping and validation phases, you will support external manufacturing vendors with process development and root cause analysis for issues found during testing. Support for our partner teams & vendors includes domestic/international travel between 15% and 25%. At the end of the extraordinary team effort, your work will be in the hands of millions of people making a visible difference in their daily lives!

Minimum Qualifications

  • At least 2 years hands-on experience crafting mechanical components or systems for a production environment.
  • Proficiency in 2D drafting, 3D conceptual modeling (NX preferred), tolerance analysis, and design trade-offs.
  • Strong mechanical engineering analytical skills.
  • Ability to collect and use data to advise decisions and fuel debate in an open and intellectually transparent manner.
  • Clear and concise communication skills with ability to adapt written and verbal messaging for a variety of audiences.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive failure analysis to determine root cause and develop effective corrective actions.
  • Cross-disciplinary approach to design; collaborates with a diverse team as well as external vendors to solve sophisticated problems and achieve project goals.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with high volume mass production or consumer electronics are a plus.

Education & Experience

Minimum requirement of a bachelors degree

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 $115,700 and $204,000, 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 Apple’s 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 Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll 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 about Apple Benefits.

    Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

  • 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.