Motion Sensing Hardware Engineer

Summary

Posted: Nov 21, 2024

Role Number:200566422

Motion sensors serve as a bridge between the physical and digital realms, facilitating seamless user interaction and motion features. The Motion Sensing Hardware Team at Apple is entrusted with the responsibility of integrating MEMS and magnetic sensing technologies across its product portfolio. This team comprises a collaborative environment that fosters creativity, intelligence, and state-of-the-art technologies. Engineering excellence and meticulous attention to detail are highly valued and encouraged. Invention and patent creation are supported, aiming to revolutionize product design and manufacturing by introducing innovative technologies and exceptional user experiences. As a member of the Motion Sensing Hardware Team, you will play a pivotal role in defining, developing, characterizing, and validating motion sensing systems. Your expertise should encompass sensor technologies with an emphasis on magnetic system integration, sensing technology, and performance metrics.

Description

You will be responsible for integration of state-of-the-art motion sensors into various Apple products. Core responsibilities include: Evaluate and drive sensor design, technology investigation, manufacturing process development, and system integration. Diagnose engineering issues with true scientific method driving to definitive root cause. Identify, create, and document new sensing system metrics that deliver performance and improvement to customer perception. Work cross-functionally to identify and specify critical performance parameters and error sensitivities. Develop measurement methods and equipment that are repeatable, reproducible, and automated as appropriate to enable thorough validation coverage of sensors on tight development schedules. Support engineering build activities with performance validation measurements, yield optimization, and failure analysis coordination. Work with suppliers to proactively identify and resolve issues of matching to our specs. Analyze trade-offs among performance, manufacturability, size, schedule and cost. Travel to supplier facilities and manufacturing sites for production validation and issues resolution. Author high quality and thorough engineering requirements specifications for sensors. Prepare and deliver presentations to clearly communicate technical status, risks and mitigation strategies for ongoing sensing system programs.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS and a minimum of 3 years relevant industry experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Practical understanding of magnetic sensors is required. Understanding of MEMS based motion sensors (inertial and pressure sensors) is desired.
• Strong fundamentals in sensors and hands on experience on integrating sensor into product.
• Experience in architecture, design, characterization and validation of sensing systems that includes theory of operation, signal processing, and design trade off.
• Proficiency in instrumentation/modeling/analysis scripting language like Matlab/python.
• Excellent critical analysis, statistical analysis, and logic/problem solving skills.
• Ability to connect use-level requirements to component level requirements
• Ability to add clarity of ambiguous design spaces, independently converge technical issues, and align efforts across teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and solid collaboration and leadership skills
• Experience developing models to simulate the use of/or performance of a sensor. Familiarity with FEA or Monte-carlo simulation is beneficial.
• Multi-disciplinary understanding of EE, ME, and Physics principles. Experience in modeling complex cross-disciplinary system or delivering prototyping is a plus.
• Familiar with signal processing, sensor fusion, machine learning or mathematical modeling is a plus.
• PhD in physics or engineering related fields
• MS with 2+ years of hands-on experience and proven track record in shipping products

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 $143,100 and $264,200, 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 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.