Touch HW EE Validation Engineer

Apple Inc.; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking an experienced engineer for the Touch Technology team in Austin, TX. You will own validation/test efforts for analog, mixed-signal, and sensor products, developing models and architectures to drive test systems and product quality.

You will collaborate with firmware, software, hardware, and reliability groups to define strategies and deliverables. The role requires a BS with 10+ years of experience (MS/PhD preferred), proficiency in Matlab/Python, and strong data analysis

Qualifications

• BS and a minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience.
• MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering preferred.
• Experience owning validation/test efforts on analog, mixed-signal or sensor products.

Responsibilities

• Define and architect solutions to solve complex open ended test and validation problems.
• Develop analytical models to understand test system interaction with Touch sensors.
• Lead cross-functional teams to convert validation plans into executable actions.
• Design metrics and figures-of-merit to guide touch design and performance tracking.
• Lead development and execution of validation methodologies across Apple products.
• Architect and design HW & SW infrastructure for innovative test solutions.
• Manage vendors for validation tools and infrastructure.
• Perform failure mode analysis to drive root cause diagnosis.
• Author reports detailing concepts, results and checkpoints.
• Travel up to 10% domestically and internationally.

Skills

Validation ownership

Analog design

Sensor testing

Python

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Matlab

Python

Tableau

Job description

The Touch Technology team develops innovative Touch solutions and technologies that are central to Apple’s products, including the iPhones, iPads, AppleWatch, and more. The key goal of the team is to design the world’s best multi-touch user-experience. Bring devices to life and enable them to interact with users and the environment in ways never imagined before. Join us in developing solutions for next-gen touch technologies!The team features a collaborative and hands-on environment that fosters engineering excellence, creativity, and innovation. An engineer in this role develops strategies and solutions that ensures that Apple products meet the exacting touch performance standards in terms of hardware and user experience.

Description

The role involves development and execution of validation and characterization methodologies for Apple’s touch solutions, from proof-of-concept to mass production.

Responsibilities

• Defining and architecting solutions to solve complex open ended test and validation problems
• Developing and proving analytical models to understand test system interaction with Touch sensors
• Driving strategies with multi-functional teams, including test, Algorithm, firmware, software, mechanical design and reliability Engineering to decode open ended test and validation problems into an executable plan and deliverable
• Designing metrics and figures-of-merit to guide touch design and performance tracking
• Leading the development and execution of engineering validation and characterization methodologies for Apple’s touch solutions across different products.
• Architecting and designing HW & SW infrastructure for innovative test solutions
• Managing vendors to implement validation tools, plans and infrastructure
• Performing failure mode analysis with advanced detailed analysis tools to drive root cause diagnosis
• Authoring reports and communications pertaining to key concepts, results and checkpoints
• Business travel (up to 10% domestic and international travel) to support product development is required

Minimum Qualifications

• Prior industry experience owning validation/test efforts on analog, mixed signal or sensor products
• Fundamental knowledge of physics, analog circuit and signals analysis, circuit design and statistics
• BS and a minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with touch technology
• High proficiency in software and algorithm prototyping/analysis using scripting languages like Matlab/Python
• Willingness to wear multiple hats, go beyond normal Roles and Responsibilities to dive deep in to an issue including ability to breakdown an existing Algorithm to enhance understanding
• Experience in HW prototyping, Design of Experiments (DoE), FA/CA (Failure Analysis /Corrective Action)
• Proficient in data visualization and statistical analysis tools such as Tableau, SpotFire, JMP, Python or Matlab or similar
• Excellent project management skills, written/verbal communication skills and solid people skills
• MS / PhD degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline

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