Display Architect - Next-Gen Hardware Features

Apple, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 185,000 - 325,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apple stock programs

Restricted stock units

Medical & dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Discounted products & services

Tuition reimbursement

Bonuses or commissions

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Apple is seeking a Display Architect to envision, define, and implement advanced display technologies in the San Francisco Bay Area. You will collaborate with EE, software, firmware, system, and silicon teams to architect end-to-end solutions with customer impact.

The role demands leadership in HW/FW/SW architectures, requirement development, and cross-functional coordination to deliver high-quality display features that meet power, performance, and perceptual goals.

Qualifications

• BS and a minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience.
• Experience with complex system design, including electrical hardware, firmware, and software components.
• Master’s or Ph.D. in a related field with a minimum of 5 years relevant industry experience.
• Prior knowledge of display and touch hardware design, particularly with OLED.
• Expertise in firmware or software development.
• Prior experience in advanced system modeling.
• Strong electrical, computer, and software engineering fundamentals, with excellent mathematical and analytical skills.
• Strong verbal communication skills and the ability to ‘speak the languages’ of hardware, software, firmware, and the customer.
• Excellent written skills for developing specifications, proposing and presenting solutions, and reporting data in a clear and concise way.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of complex display features and subsystems spanning hardware, pixel pipeline, firmware, and software from concept through delivery.
• Define HW/FW/SW system architectures including interfaces and interactions, silicon definition, integration with other subsystems, display timing, communication flows, and programmables.
• Develop and author high-quality and thorough engineering requirements and specifications for cross-functional teams.
• Perform detailed engineering analysis and design in interdisciplinary teams to bridge the gap between theory and implementation.
• Conceptualize, investigate, and drive new display technologies and features through independent research, prototyping, modeling, and demos.
• Support design implementations and prototypes at the hardware, firmware, and software levels as well as in the factory.
• Define performance metrics and requirements considering power, performance, human perception, and customer experience requirements.
• Envision novel ideas, concepts, and applications that will propel our displays to new levels of quality and performance.

Skills

Complex system design

Firmware and software integration

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master’s or Ph.D.

Job description

Apple is seeking a Display Architect to envision, define, and implement advanced display technologies in the San Francisco Bay Area. You will collaborate with EE, software, firmware, system, and silicon teams to architect end-to-end solutions with customer impact.

The role demands leadership in HW/FW/SW architectures, requirement development, and cross-functional coordination to deliver high-quality display features that meet power, performance, and perceptual goals.