Motion Sensing Hardware Engineer

Motion Sensing Hardware Engineer

Motion sensors serve as a bridge between the physical and digital realms, facilitating seamless user interaction and motion features. The Motion Sensing Hardware Team at Apple is entrusted with the responsibility of integrating MEMS and magnetic sensing technologies across its product portfolio. This team comprises a collaborative environment that fosters creativity, intelligence, and state-of-the-art technologies. Engineering excellence and meticulous attention to detail are highly valued and encouraged. Invention and patent creation are supported, aiming to revolutionize product design and manufacturing by introducing innovative technologies and exceptional user experiences.

As a member of the Motion Sensing Hardware Team, you will play a pivotal role in defining, developing, characterizing, and validating motion sensing systems. Your expertise should encompass sensor technologies with an emphasis on system integration, sensing technology, and performance metrics. You will be responsible for integration of state-of-the-art motion sensors (magnetic, inertial, and pressure) into various Apple products, requiring understanding of sensor architecture, characterization, and validation from concept through manufacturing. You will define sensing system metrics, develop measurement methods, and work cross-functionally to ensure system performance meets feature requirements. The position also demands strong analytical and communication skills to engage with suppliers, troubleshoot complex engineering issues, and align efforts across teams.

Responsibilities include evaluating and driving sensor design, technology investigation, manufacturing process development, and system integration. You will diagnose engineering issues with true scientific method driving to definitive root cause. You will identify, create, and document new sensing system metrics that deliver performance and improvement to customer perception. You will work cross-functionally to identify and specify critical performance parameters and error sensitivities. You will develop measurement methods and equipment that are repeatable, reproducible, and automated as appropriate to enable thorough validation coverage of sensors on tight development schedules. You will support engineering build activities with performance validation measurements, yield optimization, and failure analysis coordination. You will work with suppliers to proactively identify and resolve issues of matching to our specs. You will analyze trade-offs among performance, manufacturability, size, schedule, and cost. You will travel to supplier facilities and manufacturing sites for production validation and issues resolution. You will author high quality and thorough engineering requirements specifications for sensors. You will prepare and deliver presentations to clearly communicate technical status, risks, and mitigation strategies for ongoing sensing system programs.

Minimum qualifications include a BS and a minimum of 3 years relevant industry experience. Practical understanding of motion sensors (magnetic, inertial, pressure) is required. Preferred qualifications include a PhD in physics or engineering related fields/MS with 2+ years of hands-on experience and proven track record in shipping products. Strong fundamentals in sensors and experience on integrating sensor into product, connecting user-level requirements to component-level requirements are preferred. Experience in architecture, design, characterization, and validation of sensing systems that includes theory of operation, signal processing, and design trade-offs is preferred. Proficiency in instrumentation/modeling/analysis scripting language like Matlab/Python is beneficial. Excellent critical analysis, statistical analysis, and logic/problem solving skills are required. Competency in signal processing, sensor fusion, machine learning, and mathematical modeling is an asset. Excellent written and verbal communication skills and solid collaboration and leadership skills are required. Experience developing models to simulate the use of or performance of a sensor. Proficiency in designing and running FEA or Monte-Carlo simulations is beneficial. Multi-disciplinary understanding of EE, ME, and Physics principles. Experience in modeling complex cross-disciplinary systems or delivering related prototypes is a plus.

Apple employees are eligible for a range of benefits including comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, and a range of discounted products and free services. 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.