Senior Systems Architect — Multimodal Input Fusion

Apple Inc.; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 216,000 - 394,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Discounted products and services

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Bonuses or commissions

Apple Stock Programs

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a Systems Engineer to own the architecture that fuses spatial sensing with keyboard, mouse, and trackpad input on Mac. You will define end-to-end requirements and drive cross-functional collaboration to improve input efficiency without sacrificing comfort.

You will run human-performance studies, build measurement tools, and prove through data that the integrated system enables faster, more accurate interaction on Apple vision products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, HCI, or related field.
• 6+ years in systems engineering, HCI, or input-technology roles.
• Deep experience in HID, sensor fusion, or human-computer interaction on shipping hardware.
• Fluency in trade-offs between input speed, precision, and fatigue across devices.

Responsibilities

• Define system-level architecture for fusing spatial input with keyboard/mouse/trackpad signals into a single low-latency model.
• Set ambitious input-efficiency targets and validate against Mac baselines across tasks.
• Own specifications for preserving high-rate text input while enabling fusion to assist, not replace, typing.
• Build measurement methodology and test harness for throughput, error rate, and fatigue metrics.
• Decompose fused-input experience into requirements across sensors, firmware, and macOS integration.
• Partner with Sense & Constellation, Display Systems, and UX teams to land an end-to-end spec.
• Run human-performance studies, own data, and define what's faster in real-world use.

Skills

Systems engineering

Human-Computer Interaction

Sensor fusion

Input technology

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, HCI or related field

Job description

Apple Inc. is seeking a Systems Engineer to own the architecture that fuses spatial sensing with keyboard, mouse, and trackpad input on Mac. You will define end-to-end requirements and drive cross-functional collaboration to improve input efficiency without sacrificing comfort.

You will run human-performance studies, build measurement tools, and prove through data that the integrated system enables faster, more accurate interaction on Apple vision products.