Optical Sensing Product Design - Mechanical Engineer

Apple Inc.; Singapore; On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a talented mechanical engineer to join its Optical Sensing Product Design team. This role involves leading the design and development of cutting-edge optical sensing technology that enhances user interaction with devices. You will work in a collaborative environment, tackling challenges that require creativity and problem-solving skills. Your contributions will directly impact millions of users, making this an exciting opportunity for those passionate about engineering excellence and innovation. If you thrive in a dynamic, hands-on setting and are eager to push the boundaries of technology, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on experience in production environment design.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD and GD&T.
• Experience with optical modules and project management.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and validation of optical sensing technology.
• Collaborate with engineers and manage vendor relationships.
• Create and review engineering documentation and specifications.

Skills

3D CAD

GD&T

tolerance analyses

optical modules

project management

communication skills

Tools

JMP

MATLAB

Job description

Summary

Posted:Apr 09, 2025

Role Number:200598728

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 will be the result of very skilled people working in an environment which cultivates creativity, partnership, and thinking of old problems in new ways. 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 cultivating excellence, creativity and innovation!If that sounds like the kind of environment that you find intriguing, then let's talk!The Optical Sensing Product Design team is seeking a hardworking mechanical engineer to build great experiences and bring Apple products to life. We develop sensors that change the way people interact with their technology. New challenges arise every day that require the sharp problem-solving skills of talented and smart individuals. The team features a collaborative and hands-on environment that fosters engineering excellence, creativity, and innovation. 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.You will play a key role in specifying, developing, characterizing, and validating the mechanical design of optical sensing systems. You should be familiar with product manufacturing technologies related to sensors.

Description

You will lead the end-to-end design, development, and validation of optical sensing technology into Apple’s portfolio of products. Working with a talented multifunctional team to generate and validate design concepts, and as the mechanical expert you will be responsible for engineering analysis and documentation for your piece of the project. Managing multinational vendors across projects designated for the team, which will span the lifecycle of a new product from initial design and concept validation of new hardware through detailed execution and implementation at our system integration partner sites. Driving the detailed development of our component/module/system integration vendors to deliver scalable solutions to successfully support Apple mass production. Creating, reviewing and providing feedback on design documentation and system reviews (e.g. drawings, test/cosmetic specifications), performing detailed tolerance analysis tools, and translating assembly variation into hardware performance impacts, supporting root cause/failure analysis and process development. Collaborating with optical, electrical, quality, and test engineers that will be utilizing the optical sensing feature, as well as writing design and architecture documents.

Minimum Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on experience designing for a production environment.
• Experienced in vendor engagement and technical project management.
• 3D CAD experience and proficiency in GD&T and tolerance analyses.
• Practical experience with optical modules, packaging techniques, and optoelectronic components.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to craft clear engineering documentation (2D drawings, standard operating procedures, product specifications).
• Able to effectively collaborate with diverse team members and external vendors to define and achieve project goals.
• Interest, curiosity and motivation to learn and apply new engineering concepts.

Preferred Qualifications

• High volume, consumer electronics, or optical sensing experience.
• Hands-on experience with precision optical fixturing design.
• Applied knowledge in flex circuits, printed circuit boards, material science, and basic chemistry.
• Experience with JMP, MATLAB, scripting, and data analysis.