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Touch Sensing HW - Electrical Engineer

Cupertino, CAOnsiteFull TimePosted 2 months agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • analog
  • board-level design
  • capacitive front-ends
  • touch sensors
  • analog circuits
  • electrostatics
  • sensor design
  • modeling
  • analog circuit simulations
  • board-level circuit design

Nice to have

  • Touch Sensor
  • systems integration
  • COMSOL
  • SPICE
  • simulation and modeling tools
  • volume manufacturing

Role summary

Apple's Sensing Systems team is seeking an Electrical Engineer with expertise in analog and board-level design to develop next-generation touch sensing technologies for products like Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad. The role involves designing, developing, and launching new sensing technologies, analyzing data, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Key desired skills include experience with capacitive front-ends, touch sensors, analog circuits, basic electrostatics, and scripting for data analysis. Preferred qualifications include simulation tools like COMSOL or SPICE, and experience supporting volume manufacturing.

The Sensing Systems team integrates optical, capacitive, MEMS, and magnetic sensors across a variety of Apple products such as the Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, and more. Bring devices to life and enable them to interact with users and the environment in ways never invented before. Join us in crafting solutions the world doesn't know of yet. The Watch Touch team is looking for electrical engineers with analog, board-level design experience and is a hard-working go-getter. Experience with capacitive front-ends, touch sensors, analog circuits, and basic electrostatics is strongly desired.

Description


You will design, develop, and launch next-generation touch sensing technologies. You will analyze data to draw conclusions, enhance product design and manufacturability, and drive failure analysis. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams - including Mechanical Engineers, Process Engineers, Reliability Engineers, Test Engineers, and Software Engineers-to deliver state-of-the-art sensing.

Minimum Qualifications


Electrical engineering background in analog and mixed-signal system-level circuit design, sensor design, modeling, or analog circuit simulations experiences Hands-on experience with board-level circuit design and lab equipment (microscopes, detector, light sources etc) Scripting experience for data analysis and automation Minimum requirement of a bachelors degree

Preferred Qualifications


Touch Sensor and systems integration experience preferred Experience in COMSOL, SPICE, or similar simulation and modeling tools Experience supporting volume manufacturing, including test design, failure analysis, and statistical Excellent written and verbal communication skills and solid collaboration and leadership skills Strong teamwork abilities and self-motivation to tackle technical challenges MS or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering

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