Display Metrology Engineer

Cupertino, California, United States$181,100 - $318,40010+ years

The people here at Apple don’t just build products — they create the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries! It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world be better than we found it. Apple’s Display Metrology System Engineer is a terrific position for someone passionate about display technology and optical metrology. Be part of the Display Technology team that fosters a collaborative environment with creative talents that build world-class display and optical products and cutting edge technologies. Our team provides opportunities for individuals to contribute across a wide spectrum of disciplines. Engineering excellence and thoroughness are expected and encouraged. Innovations are highly supported and valued. The Display Technology team’s main goals are to constantly push the envelope to design and ship innovative products with best-in-class technologies and user experiences!

This engineer will be responsible for designing and developing objective solutions for calibrating, characterizing, and testing display modules and optical components for Apple products. You will work on metrology systems design, development, validation, and production deployment during New Product Introduction (NPI) stage, with support from SW/HW cross-functional teams.

Develop industry-leading calibration and test methodology and solutions
Design metrology system architecture and derive requirements for optical instruments and mechanical fixtures, through analytics and numerical models
Define calibration & test Engineering Requirement Specification (ERS)
Lead the system and key components' development based on the ERS, with the supports from cross-functional teams including mechanical, software, algorithm, electrical, and optical engineers
Integrate the key SW/HW components and build prototypes to conduct critical validations and experiments to prove the system design
Creatively and strategically optimize test coverage, sequence and methodology
Lead vendors to develop and qualify the systems to meet production requirements
Conduct HW/SW issues FA from module level down to the component level
Deploy and bringup the developed systems in factories in NPI stage
Analyze large amounts of NPI data and create build reports
Create system design improvement plan based on findings from NPI builds
Develop station bringup, qualification, audit methods and create documents for Operation teams and operators to follow

Bachelors degree in Optics, Physics, Computer Science, EE or Mechanical Engineering and a minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience
Experience working in metrology of display (OLED, LCD, LED) or other optical products
Experience building metrology systems, including SW scripting and optical instruments setup
Experience in one or more of following areas: Display design, characterization, calibration or test; Optical instruments, such as CCD/CMOS camera, spectrophotometers, colorimeters; Image processing and machine vision; Opto-mechanical system design

MS or PhD in Optics, Physics, Computer Science, EE or Mechanical Engineering or related field
Direct experience on display or optical metrology systems development
Familiar with industrial optical instruments, especially imaging instruments
Strong problem solving skills; positive outlook and eagerness to step into uncharted technology spaces while being able to engineer solutions to meet project timelines
Ability to own areas of responsibility, being able to self-motivate and work independently with critical thinkings
Programming skills in Matlab, Python, C/C++
Strong data analytics and visualization skills with tools like JMP, Python, etc
Excellent interpersonal and technical communication skills
The position requires some international travel (up to 10%)

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 $181,100 and $318,400, 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. Learn more about Apple Benefits

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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. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant

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