Instrumentation & Calibration Systems Engineer

Apple Inc.; Cupertino, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Employee stock programs

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a hardware-focused engineer in Cupertino, CA, to develop and deploy calibration and test equipment for Apple’s manufacturing lines. You will collaborate across NPI with validation and design teams to ensure product success, bringing up and qualifying test systems at vendors worldwide.

Responsibilities include maintaining software in C/C++/Obj-C, analyzing sensor data, and shaping hardware for test/calibration of product sensors. Expect travel to Asia for NPI builds (~25%).

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or related discipline.
• Experience designing, debugging and working with electromechanical systems.
• Practical knowledge of sensors (optical, force, pressure, acoustic, OR motion sensors).
• Familiarity with C/C++/Objective-C programming.
• Knowledge of DSP and control systems.
• Strong applied mathematics skills (algorithms, modeling, simulations).
• Experience analyzing and processing large data sets.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, optimize and debug software in C/C++/Objective-C.
• Analyze large amounts of sensor data and adopt data-driven approaches to solving engineering challenges.
• Architect hardware for systems to test and calibrate product sensors, and maintain those systems through production.
• Perform failure mode root cause analysis and resolution, debugging from system level to component level.
• Work with the mechanical team to specify and validate mechanical fixturing & automation systems.
• Drive system bring-up and qualification at vendors and contract manufacturers during NPI builds (usually in Asia, travel ~25%).

Skills

C/C++/Objective-C

DSP & control systems

Data analysis of large data sets

Sensors knowledge

Education

BS in Computer Science or related discipline

Job description

Apple Inc. is seeking a hardware-focused engineer in Cupertino, CA, to develop and deploy calibration and test equipment for Apple’s manufacturing lines. You will collaborate across NPI with validation and design teams to ensure product success, bringing up and qualifying test systems at vendors worldwide.

Responsibilities include maintaining software in C/C++/Obj-C, analyzing sensor data, and shaping hardware for test/calibration of product sensors. Expect travel to Asia for NPI builds (~25%).