Noise & Vibration Engineer — Mechanical Noise

Noise & Vibration Engineer — Mechanical Noise

At Apple, extraordinary ideas have a way of quickly becoming extraordinary products, services and customer experiences. Sound is an essential and compelling facet of the customer experience. Apple has assembled an elite Acoustics team that enables our customers to experience music with delight, communicate with clarity, and enjoy elegant sound throughout our product line. In Apple Acoustics we work with the utmost attention to detail, directly impacting the design of products that millions of people around the world love! Our Noise & Vibration team contributes to hardware design, validation, and troubleshooting to minimize distracting audible noises and optimize their sound quality. We are a diverse team of acoustics and vibration experts, accomplished listeners, and creative problem solvers. We work daily with multifunctional teams on innovative solutions to complex engineering challenges. We are looking for a Noise & Vibration Engineer to join our team. Could this be you?

Description

As a Noise & Vibration engineer for mechanical noise you will evaluate noise from fans, keyboards, trackpads, and buttons across all of Apple's product lines as well as set limits for such noise. Along the way you will work with module, system, functional, and manufacturing teams to optimize the sound of Apple products. We do not own any product designs, but we work with the design owners and provide design guidance where possible.

Responsibilities

Evaluate developmental units and provide objective data, subjective assessments, and customer risk estimates to module and system teams. Develop metrics to quantify issues, apply user studies to establish thresholds, and participate in cross-functional teams to find root causes of problems. Work closely with other N&V engineers at overseas manufacturing sites, but minimal international travel is required. Present findings at working-level and executive-level reviews/demos.

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge of acoustics and vibration principles and how motion of mechanical systems turns into radiated noise. Acoustic and vibration measurement experience. Data analysis skills for transient and quasi-steady signals (e.g. time series, FFT, spectrogram). Critical listener with good hearing over the audible frequency range. Basic knowledge of programming in order to create/modify data processing scripts and metric calculations. Creative problem solver with attention to details who thrives in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with data collection using low-noise microphones in anechoic/hemi-anechoic chambers. Experience with fan noise testing and drivers of tonal and broadband fan noise aspects. Experience with testing noise of mechanical buttons/switches and methods to automate actuation of such. History of developing high-volume consumer electronics.

Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $147,400 and $272,100, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.